Froville

Froville
Froville

Coordinates: 48°28′14″N 6°21′17″E / 48.4706°N 6.3547°E / 48.4706; 6.3547Coordinates: 48°28′14″N 6°21′17″E / 48.4706°N 6.3547°E / 48.4706; 6.3547
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Lunéville
Canton Bayon
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Charles Cuny
Area1 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 123
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 54216 / 54290
Elevation 249–307 m (817–1,007 ft)
(avg. 265 m or 869 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Gothic door of Romanesque priory church in Froville
the Froville Arcade at the Cloisters Museum, NYC

Froville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

It is noted for its romanesque church, with a gothic cloister, part of which was moved to the Cloisters Museum of New York City.

Froville hosts a festival of sacred and baroque music.

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