Montigny-lès-Metz

Montigny-lès-Metz is a city in northeast France. It is on the Moselle River, near Metz.

Montigny-lès-Metz
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Location of Montigny-lès-Metz
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Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 6°09′14″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz-Campagne
Canton	Montigny-lès-Metz
Intercommunality	Metz Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Bohl (NC)
Area 1	6.70 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	23,437
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57480 /57950
Elevation	165–190 m (541–623 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The habitants are called Montigniens.

The first humans found in Montigny-lès-Metz were here since Paleolithic.

Toponymy

Montigny comes from two latin words.

• Mons = mount, mountain, height
• Ignis = fire

So, the fire mountain, because the Gauls start up a fire on the St Quentin mont to correspond with the other villages.