Montigny-lès-Metz

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montigny-lès-Metz

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Bohl^[1] (DVC)Area

6.70 km² (2.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

21,854 • Density3,300/km² (8,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57480 /57950

Elevation165–190 m (541–623 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montigny-lès-Metz (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi lɛ mɛs], literally Montigny near Metz; German: Monteningen, (1940-1944) Montenich) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Metz, and is adjacent to it on the west. From 1871 (Franco-German War) to 1919 (Treaty of Versailles), it was officially a part of the German Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine.

Population

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Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Points of interest

Jardin botanique de Metz

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montigny-lès-Metz, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE