Montigny-lès-Metz

Montigny-lès-Metz
The church in Montigny-lès-Metz
The church in Montigny-lès-Metz
Coat of arms of Montigny-lès-Metz
Location of Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz is located in France
Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz
Montigny-lès-Metz is located in Grand Est
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
 (Jan. 2020)
21,788
 • 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.

Montigny-lès-Metz (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi mɛs], literally Montigny near Metz; German: Monteningen, (1940-1944) Montenich) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Metz, and is adjacent to it on the west.

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

See also