Mars-la-Tour

Mars-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [maʁs la tuʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

Mars-la-Tour
Commune
The church in Mars-la-Tour
Coat of arms
Location of Mars-la-Tour
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Coordinates: 49°05′59″N 5°53′12″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Toul
Canton	Jarny
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger dalla Costa[1]
Area 1	12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	895
• Density	70.8/km2 (183/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54353 /54800
Elevation	197–263 m (646–863 ft) (avg. 239 m or 784 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Battle of Mars-la-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-la-Tour.

Former railway station of Mars-la-Tour, ca. 1900.

The railway line between Longuyon and Pogny reached Mars-la-Tour in 1876, at which time a small train station was built.^[2] On 30 August 1919 the station witnessed a minor accident when a freight train collided with a train full of coal, killing one train's conductor.^[3] The station no longer exists, however.

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine