Montigny-lès-Metz

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.

Montigny-lès-Metz
Commune
The church in Montigny-lès-Metz
Coat of arms
Location of Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz Montigny-lès-Metz
Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 6°09′14″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  (2021)	21,854
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,400/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.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 698 —     1800 724 0.52% 1806 860 2.91% 1821 972 0.82% 1836 1,292 1.92% 1841 1,384 1.39% 1861 2,614 3.23% 1866 2,673 0.45% 1871 2,813 1.03% 1875 2,734 −0.71% 1880 3,101 2.55% 1885 3,272 1.08% 1890 3,953 3.85% 1895 6,645 10.95% 1900 8,533 5.13% 1905 12,079 7.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1910 10,260 −3.21% 1921 11,839 1.31% 1926 11,782 −0.10% 1931 13,432 2.66% 1936 16,789 4.56% 1946 13,084 −2.46% 1954 19,271 4.96% 1962 22,388 1.89% 1968 24,520 1.53% 1975 24,519 −0.00% 1982 22,114 −1.46% 1990 21,983 −0.07% 1999 23,437 0.71% 2007 22,585 −0.46% 2012 21,990 −0.53% 2017 21,819 −0.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Points of interest

• Jardin botanique de Metz

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

External links

• Official website (in French)