Mars-la-Tour | |
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Coordinates: 49°05′59″N 5°53′12″E / 49.0997°N 5.8867°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Arrondissement | Briey |
Canton | Jarny |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger dalla Costa [1] |
Area 1 | 12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 895 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/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. |
Mars-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [maʁs la tuʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
The Battle of Mars-la-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-la-Tour.
The railway line between Longuyon and Pogny reached Mars-la-Tour in 1876, at which time a small train station was built. [3] On August 30, 1919, the station witnessed a small accident when a freight train collided with a train full of coal, killing one train's conductor. [4] The station no longer exists, however.