Mars-la-Tour

Mars-la-Tour
Mars-la-Tour
	Mars-la-Tour
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Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Briey
Canton	Chambley-Bussières
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Françoise Jacques
Area1	12.64 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	854
• Density	68/km2 (170/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mars-la-Tour is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

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.

Mars-la-Tour
Mars-la-Tour
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Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Briey
Canton	Chambley-Bussières
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Françoise Jacques
Area¹	12.64 km² (4.88 sq mi)
Population (1999)²	854
• Density	68/km² (170/sq mi)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.