Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz | |
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The church in Montigny-lès-Metz | |
Location of Montigny-lès-Metz | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 6°09′14″E / 49.1006°N 6.1539°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Montigny-lès-Metz |
| Intercommunality | Metz Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Bohl (DVC) |
Area 1 | 6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 21,869 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57480 /57950 |
| Elevation | 165–190 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. | |
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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.