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Moselle (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is the most populous department in Lorraine, in the northeast of France, and is named after the river Moselle, a tributary of the Rhine, which flows through the western part of the department.
Situé en Europe rhénane, le département de la Moselle est frontalier avec le Luxembourg et l' Allemagne avec qui il entretient plusieurs liens au sein de la Grande Région. C'est le 23e département le plus peuplé de France en 2017 avec ses 1 043 522 habitants, appelés les Mosellans, qui sont répartis dans 725 communes.
The department of Moselle is located in the region of region of Lorraine. The department of Moselle has the number 57 and is divided into 9 districts , 51 townships and 730 municipalities. Below you will find the localization of Moselle on the map of France, and the satellite map of Moselle.
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- Lorraine (41)
- Metz
Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was divided in nine districts : Metz, Bitche, Boulay, Briey, Longwy, Morhange, Sarreguemines, Sarrelouis and Thionville, with Metz as is capital .
The Moselle (/ m oʊ ˈ z ɛ l / moh-ZEL, [1] French: ⓘ; German: Mosel ⓘ; Luxembourgish: Musel ⓘ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz.
Moselle, a department in the heart of the Lorraine’s cultural region, offers many opportunities for wonderful romantic experiences for two. Stays in the countryside, heritage discoveries, riverside walks, relaxation and gastronomic experiences are just some of the activities that await you.
Moselle is the most populous department in Lorraine, in the northeast of France, and is named after the river Moselle, a tributary of the Rhine, which flows through the western part of the department. It had a population of 1,046,543 in 2019. Inhabitants of the department are known as Mosellans.
