Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle
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 The church in Pompey | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′08″N 6°07′42″E / 48.7689°N 6.1283°ECoordinates: 48°46′08″N 6°07′42″E / 48.7689°N 6.1283°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Val de Lorraine Sud |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Trogrlic |
| Area 1 | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,871 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54430 /54340 |
| Elevation | 185–358 m (607–1,175 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pompey (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɛ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
The population was 4,871 in 2018. It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), at the confluence of the rivers Moselle and Meurthe.
Notable people[]
- Nicolas-Antoine Nouet, born 1740 in Pompey, died 1811 in Chambéry, astronomer
- Marcel Le Bihan (1923-2009), resistant and former mayor of the commune
- Hubert Haenel (1942-2015), politician and a member of the Senate of France
Astronomy[]
The minor planet 18636 Villedepompey is named after the town.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Pasadena: NASA.
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