Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Pompey is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
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 The church in Pompey | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pompey 
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| Coordinates: 48°46′08″N 6°07′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Val de Lorraine Sud |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Trogrlic |
| Area 1 | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,884 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54430 /54340 |
| Elevation | 185–358 m (607–1,175 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The population was 4,871 in 2018. It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated at the confluence of the rivers Moselle and Meurthe.
Notable people
- Nicolas-Antoine Nouet, born 1740 in Pompey, died 1811 in Chambéry, astronomer
- Marcel Le Bihan (1923-2009), resistant and former mayor of the commune
- Hubert Haenel (1942-2015), politician and a member of the Senate of France
Astronomy
The minor planet 18636 Villedepompey is named after the town.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Pasadena: NASA.
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