Autreville-sur-Moselle

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Autreville-sur-Moselle

(2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Bic^[1]Area

4.49 km² (1.73 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

264 • Density59/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

54031 /54380

Elevation180–377 m (591–1,237 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Autreville-sur-Moselle (French pronunciation: [otʁəvil syʁ mɔzɛl], literally Autreville on Moselle) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

History

Autreville-sur-Moselle is mentioned in several books about the Lorraine Campaign during World War II. The place was liberated from German occupation in early September 1944 by U.S. General George S. Patton's Third Army, especially its 3rd Battalion.^[3]^,^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	218	—
1975	230	+0.77%
1982	252	+1.31%
1990	264	+0.58%
1999	249	−0.65%
2009	278	+1.11%
2014	271	−0.51%
2020	260	−0.69%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ MacDonald, Charles B. (15 August 2014). United States Army in WWII - Europe - the Lorraine Campaign: [Illustrated Edition]. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 9781782894179.
^ "Infantry Lieutenant: The World War II Memoir of Lieutenant Gid B. Adkisson, Jr., Able Company, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division". erichammelbooks.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE