Pont-à-Mousson
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Coordinates: 48°54′19″N 6°03′17″E / 48.9052777778°N 6.05472222222°E
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Commune of Pont-à-Mousson |
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| The Moselle and the Premonstratensian abbey in Pont-à-Mousson. | |
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  Pont-à-Mousson
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Pont-à-Mousson |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pont-à-Mousson |
| Mayor | Jacques Choquenet (2009–2014) |
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| Elevation | 172–382 m (560–1,250 ft) (avg. 183 m/600 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 13,879 (2006) |
| - Density | 643 /km2 (1,670 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 54431/ 54700 |
| Website | www.ville-pont-a-mousson.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Pont-à-Mousson is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Population (1999): 14,592 (Mussipontains). It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated on the Moselle River. Pont-à-Mousson has several historical monuments, including the 18th century Premonstratensian abbey.
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Pont-à-Mousson was the birthplace of:
- Guarinus of Sitten (1065-1150), saint and Bishop of Sion
- Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) married to Henry VI of England
- John Barclay (1582—1621), Scottish satirist and Latin poet
- Geraud Duroc (1772-1813), French general
- Louis Camille Maillard (1878-1936), French physician and chemist
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