Ars-sur-Moselle

For other uses, see Ars.

Ars-sur-Moselle (French pronunciation: [aʁs syʁ mɔzɛl], literally Ars on Moselle; German: Ars an der Mosel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Ars-sur-Moselle
Commune
The river and a section of aqueduct in Ars-sur-Moselle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ars-sur-Moselle
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Coordinates: 49°04′44″N 6°04′30″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Les Coteaux de Moselle
Intercommunality	Metz Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Pascal Hody[1]
Area 1	11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,645
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57032 /57130
Elevation	165–344 m (541–1,129 ft) (avg. 174 m or 571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Ars-sur-Moselle was a part of Germany, in the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine,^[3] from 1871 to 1918. It was called Ars-an-der-Mosel in German.

Sights

The town has a handsome Roman Catholic church. In the vicinity are the remains of a Roman aqueduct, which formerly spanned the valley.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,171 —     1821 1,307 +0.39% 1841 1,453 +0.53% 1871 5,371 +4.45% 1900 4,081 −0.94% 1926 3,274 −0.84% 1946 2,524 −1.29% 1962 5,182 +4.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 5,393 +0.67% 1975 5,469 +0.20% 1982 5,039 −1.16% 1990 5,084 +0.11% 1999 5,001 −0.18% 2007 4,669 −0.85% 2012 4,782 +0.48% 2017 4,723 −0.25%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department