Gorze

Gorze
The town hall in Gorze
Location of Gorze
Gorze
Gorze
Coordinates: 49°03′14″N 5°59′56″E / 49.054°N 5.999°E / 49.054; 5.999
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLes Coteaux de Moselle
IntercommunalityMad et Moselle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Levee[1]
Area
1
17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,133
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57254 /57680
Elevation169–356 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.

Gorze (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁz]; German: Gorz) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

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.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Commune de Gorze (57254), INSEE
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Abbaye (ancienne), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Ancien palais abbatial, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Media related to Gorze at Wikimedia Commons