Neuves-Maisons

Neuves-Maisons (French pronunciation: [nœv mɛzɔ̃], literally New Houses) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, on the banks of the Moselle.

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The town hall in Neuves-Maisons
Location of Neuves-Maisons
Neuves-Maisons
Neuves-Maisons
Coordinates: 48°37′01″N 6°06′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonNeuves-Maisons
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Moselle et Madon
Government
  Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Schneider
Area
1
4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
6,633
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54397 /54230
Elevation217–360 m (712–1,181 ft)
(avg. 226 m or 741 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The city had a great steel industry during the 19th and 20th century.

Neuves-Maisons erected a plaque in the memory of Émilie Busquant, a feminist, anarcho-syndicalist and anti-colonial activist born in the area, on the fiftieth anniversary of her death in 2003. A 2015 documentary by director Rabah Zanoun introduced a French audience to her forgotten story.[2]

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