Gorze

Gorze

Coat of arms
Gorze

Coordinates: 49°03′14″N 5°59′56″E / 49.054°N 5.999°E / 49.054; 5.999Coordinates: 49°03′14″N 5°59′56″E / 49.054°N 5.999°E / 49.054; 5.999
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Metz
Canton Les Coteaux de Moselle
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Moselle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Hoffmann
Area1 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,278
  Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 57254 / 57680
Elevation 169–356 m (554–1,168 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.

Gorze is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Sites and monuments

Gorze Abbey was confiscated as public property during the French Revolution; it has since been restored and utilised for a variety of public uses.

See also


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