Frouard

Frouard
Canalside Graffiti
Canalside Graffiti
Coat of arms of Frouard
Location of Frouard
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Frouard is located in France
Frouard
Frouard
Frouard is located in Grand Est
Frouard
Frouard
Coordinates: 48°45′36″N 6°07′55″E / 48.76°N 6.1319°E / 48.76; 6.1319
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonVal de Lorraine Sud
IntercommunalityCC Bassin de Pompey
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Bartosik[1]
Area
1
13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,511
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54215 /54390
Elevation180–368 m (591–1,207 ft)
(avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frouard (French pronunciation: [fʁuaʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Grand Est, north-eastern France. It is located 10 km north of Nancy near the confluence of the Moselle and Meurthe. It is noted for its Medieval mill; and was latterly a steel industry centre. It is today mainly known as an inland port, and rail/waterway node on the French Waterway Network.

Batterie de l'Eperon

Frouard is joined by a bridge to Pompey on the opposite bank of the Moselle.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.