Moncel-sur-Seille | |
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 The chapel in Moncel-sur-Seille | |
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Location of Moncel-sur-Seille | |
  Moncel-sur-Seille  Moncel-sur-Seille | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′57″N 6°25′21″E / 48.7658°N 6.4225°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Grand Couronné |
| Intercommunality | CC Seille et Grand Couronné |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Chane[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| Population | 530 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54374 /54280 |
| Elevation | 195–283 m (640–928 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moncel-sur-Seille (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sɛl syʁ sɛj], literally Moncel on Seille) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
The commune covers an area of 12.41 km² (4.79 sq mi). Alain Chane is the mayor for the 2020-2026 tenure.
In the past, inhabitants of Moncel were known by their neighbours as culs crottés ("shit arses"), on account of the unusually clingy mud of their village.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 324 | — |
| 1975 | 311 | −0.58% |
| 1982 | 434 | +4.88% |
| 1990 | 485 | +1.40% |
| 1999 | 474 | −0.25% |
| 2009 | 488 | +0.29% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.49% |
| 2020 | 521 | +0.69% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, p36, Picador (2007), ISBN 978-0-330-42761-6, citing Vital Collet "Sobriquets caractérisant les habitants de villages lorrains" in Le Pays lorrain, Nancy (1908), pp442-449 and Henri-Adolphe Labourasse, "Anciens us, coutumes, légendes, supersititions, préjugés, etc. du département de la Meuse" in Mémoires de la Société des lettres, sciences et art de Bar-le-Duc, 1902, pp3-225
- ↑ en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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