Munster, Moselle
Munster | |
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 A general view of Munster | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Munster  | |
  Munster  Munster | |
| Coordinates: 48°54′58″N 6°54′24″E / 48.9161°N 6.9067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | CC Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Manns[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 238 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57494 /57670 |
| Elevation | 217–248 m (712–814 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Munster (French pronunciation: [mœ̃stɛʁ] ; German: Münster; Lorraine Franconian: Minschder) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 238 | — |
| 1975 | 227 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 243 | +0.98% |
| 1990 | 230 | −0.68% |
| 1999 | 197 | −1.71% |
| 2007 | 212 | +0.92% |
| 2012 | 230 | +1.64% |
| 2017 | 249 | +1.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Architecture
Notable buildings include the 13th-century Saint Nicholas Collegiate Roman Catholic church (collégiale Saint-Nicolas). Some of the church's features were replicated in the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Media related to Munster (Moselle) at Wikimedia Commons
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