Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Pompey
Commune
The church in Pompey
Coat of arms
Location of Pompey
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Coordinates: 48°46′08″N 6°07′42″E / 48.7689°N 6.1283°E / 48.7689; 6.1283
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Val de Lorraine Sud
Intercommunality	CC du Bassin de Pompey
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Trogrlic[1]
Area 1	8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,815
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54430 /54340
Elevation	185–358 m (607–1,175 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pompey (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃pɛ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), at the confluence of the rivers Moselle and Meurthe.

• Nicolas-Antoine Nouet, born 1740 in Pompey, died 1811 in Chambéry, astronomer
• Marcel Le Bihan (1923-2009), resistant and former mayor of the commune
• Hubert Haenel (1942-2015), politician and a member of the Senate of France

The minor planet 18636 Villedepompey is named after the town.^[4]

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

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• Town's website

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