Flavigny-sur-Moselle

Flavigny-sur-Moselle
The canal aqueduct in Flavigny-sur-Moselle
The canal aqueduct in Flavigny-sur-Moselle
Coat of arms of Flavigny-sur-Moselle
Location of Flavigny-sur-Moselle
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Flavigny-sur-Moselle is located in France
Flavigny-sur-Moselle
Flavigny-sur-Moselle
Flavigny-sur-Moselle is located in Grand Est
Flavigny-sur-Moselle
Flavigny-sur-Moselle
Coordinates: 48°34′11″N 6°11′19″E / 48.5697°N 6.1886°E / 48.5697; 6.1886
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonNeuves-Maisons
IntercommunalityMoselle et Madon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marcel Tedesco[1]
Area
1
17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,694
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54196 /54630
Elevation222–359 m (728–1,178 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flavigny-sur-Moselle (French pronunciation: [flaviɲi syʁ mɔzɛl]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. On the night of 10–11 September 1944, the bridge across the river Moselle and the adjacent canal near the commune were the site of a fierce battle between American soldiers of the 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, and German soldiers of the 15th Panzergrenadier Division.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cole, Hugh (1997). United States Army in World War II, European Theater of Operations: The Lorraine Campaign. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History. pp. 70–71.