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Arrondissement of Metz
Metz in Moselle
Metz in Moselle
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Communes 140
Prefecture Metz
INSEE code 579
Area
 • Total 1,088.7 km2 (420.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 341,821
 • Density 313.972/km2 (813.18/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Metz is an arrondissement of France, in the Moselle department, Grand Est region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Metz.

History

The arrondissement of Metz was formed when the former arrondissements of Metz-Campagne and Metz-Ville were merged on 1 January 2015 to form the new arrondissement.

Geography

The arrondissement of Metz is in the west of the Moselle department. It is bordered to the north by the Thionville arrondissement, to the east by the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement, to the southeast by the Sarrebourg-Château-Salins arrondissement and to the south and west by the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.

The arrondissement of Metz has an area of 1,088.7 km2 (420.3 sq mi) and a population of 341,821 inhabitants with a population density of 314.0 inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

There are 10 cantons in the arrondissement of Metz:

  1. Les Coteaux de Moselle (5705)
  2. Metz-1 (5711)
  3. Metz-2 (5712)
  4. Metz-3 (5712)
  5. Montigny-lès-Metz (5715)
  6. Le Pays Messin (5716)
  7. Rombas (5718)
  8. Le Sillon Mosellan (5724)
  9. The western part of Faulquemont (5707) (partly)
  10. The western part of Le Saulnois (5723) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Metz has 140 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes

  1. Amanvillers (57017)
  2. Amnéville (57019)
  3. Ancerville (57020)
  4. Ancy-Dornot (57021)
  5. Antilly (57024)
  6. Argancy (57028)
  7. Arry (57030)
  8. Ars-Laquenexy (57031)
  9. Ars-sur-Moselle (57032)
  10. Aube (57037)
  11. Augny (57039)
  12. Ay-sur-Moselle (57043)
  13. Le Ban-Saint-Martin (57049)
  14. Bazoncourt (57055)
  15. Béchy (57057)
  16. Beux (57075)
  17. Bronvaux (57111)
  18. Buchy (57116)
  19. Burtoncourt (57121)
  20. Chailly-lès-Ennery (57125)
  21. Chanville (57127)
  22. Charleville-sous-Bois (57128)
  23. Charly-Oradour (57129)
  24. Châtel-Saint-Germain (57134)
  25. Cheminot (57137)
  26. Chérisey (57139)
  27. Chesny (57140)
  28. Chieulles (57142)
  29. Coincy (57145)
  30. Coin-lès-Cuvry (57146)
  31. Coin-sur-Seille (57147)
  32. Colligny-Maizery (57148)
  33. Corny-sur-Moselle (57153)
  34. Courcelles-Chaussy (57155)
  35. Courcelles-sur-Nied (57156)
  36. Cuvry (57162)
  37. Ennery (57193)
  38. Les Étangs (57200)
  39. Failly (57204)
  40. Fèves (57211)
  41. Féy (57212)
  42. Fleury (57218)
  43. Flévy (57219)
  44. Flocourt (57220)
  45. Foville (57231)
  46. Glatigny (57249)
  47. Goin (57251)
  48. Gorze (57254)
  49. Gravelotte (57256)
  50. Hagondange (57283)
  51. Hauconcourt (57303)
  52. Hayes (57307)
  53. Jouy-aux-Arches (57350)
  54. Jury (57351)
  55. Jussy (57352)
  56. Laquenexy (57385)
  57. Lemud (57392)
  58. Lessy (57396)
  59. Liéhon (57403)
  60. Longeville-lès-Metz (57412)
  61. Lorry-lès-Metz (57415)
  62. Lorry-Mardigny (57416)
  63. Louvigny (57422)
  64. Luppy (57425)
  65. Maizeroy (57431)
  66. Maizières-lès-Metz (57433)
  67. Malroy (57438)
  68. Marange-Silvange (57443)
  69. Marieulles (57445)
  70. Marly (57447)
  71. Marsilly (57449)
  72. La Maxe (57452)
  73. Mécleuves (57454)
  74. Metz (57463)
  75. Mey (57467)
  76. Moncheux (57472)
  77. Montigny-lès-Metz (57480)
  78. Montois-la-Montagne (57481)
  79. Ogy-Montoy-Flanville (57482)
  80. Moulins-lès-Metz (57487)
  81. Noisseville (57510)
  82. Norroy-le-Veneur (57511)
  83. Nouilly (57512)
  84. Novéant-sur-Moselle (57515)
  85. Orny (57527)
  86. Pagny-lès-Goin (57532)
  87. Pange (57533)
  88. Peltre (57534)
  89. Pierrevillers (57543)
  90. Plappeville (57545)
  91. Plesnois (57546)
  92. Pommérieux (57547)
  93. Pontoy (57548)
  94. Pouilly (57552)
  95. Pournoy-la-Chétive (57553)
  96. Pournoy-la-Grasse (57554)
  97. Raville (57563)
  98. Rémilly (57572)
  99. Retonfey (57575)
  100. Rezonville (57578)
  101. Rombas (57591)
  102. Roncourt (57593)
  103. Rozérieulles (57601)
  104. Sailly-Achâtel (57605)
  105. Sainte-Barbe (57607)
  106. Saint-Hubert (57612)
  107. Saint-Julien-lès-Metz (57616)
  108. Saint-Jure (57617)
  109. Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes (57620)
  110. Saint-Privat-la-Montagne (57622)
  111. Sainte-Ruffine (57624)
  112. Sanry-lès-Vigy (57626)
  113. Sanry-sur-Nied (57627)
  114. Saulny (57634)
  115. Scy-Chazelles (57642)
  116. Secourt (57643)
  117. Semécourt (57645)
  118. Servigny-lès-Raville (57648)
  119. Servigny-lès-Sainte-Barbe (57649)
  120. Sillegny (57652)
  121. Silly-en-Saulnois (57653)
  122. Silly-sur-Nied (57654)
  123. Solgne (57655)
  124. Sorbey (57656)
  125. Talange (57663)
  126. Thimonville (57671)
  127. Tragny (57676)
  128. Trémery (57677)
  129. Vantoux (57693)
  130. Vany (57694)
  131. Vaux (57701)
  132. Vernéville (57707)
  133. Verny (57708)
  134. Vigny (57715)
  135. Vigy (57716)
  136. Villers-Stoncourt (57718)
  137. Vionville (57722)
  138. Vry (57736)
  139. Vulmont (57737)
  140. Woippy (57751)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
57463 Metz 117,619 Metz-1, Metz-3, Metz-3 CA Metz Métropole
57480 Montigny-lès-Metz 21,551 Montigny-lès-Metz CA Metz Métropole
57751 Woippy 13,742 Le Sillon Mosellan CA Metz Métropole
57433 Maizières-lès-Metz 11,066 Le Sillon Mosellan Rives de Moselle
57019 Amnéville 10,563 Rombas Pays Orne Moselle
57591 Rombas 9,904 Rombas Pays Orne Moselle
57447 Marly 9,848 Montigny-lès-Metz CA Metz Métropole
57283 Hagondange 9,343 Le Sillon Mosellan Rives de Moselle
57663 Talange 7,679 Le Sillon Mosellan Rives de Moselle
57443 Marange-Silvange 5,817 Rombas Pays Orne Moselle

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