Gorze

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

Gorze
Commune
The town hall in Gorze
Coat of arms
Location of Gorze
Gorze Show map of France Gorze Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°03′14″N 5°59′56″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Les Coteaux de Moselle
Intercommunality	Mad et Moselle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Levee[1]
Area 1	17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,133
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine