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Vic-sur-Seille

Coordinates: 48°46′59″N 6°31′56″E / 48.7831°N 6.5322°E / 48.7831; 6.5322
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Vic-sur-Seille
Commune
Place Jeanne d'Arc
Place Jeanne d'Arc
Coat of arms of Vic-sur-Seille
Coat of arms
Location of Vic-sur-Seille
Map
Vic-sur-Seille is located in France
Vic-sur-Seille
Vic-sur-Seille
Vic-sur-Seille is located in Grand Est
Vic-sur-Seille
Vic-sur-Seille
Coordinates: 48°46′59″N 6°31′56″E / 48.7831°N 6.5322°E / 48.7831; 6.5322
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCC du Saulnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme End[1]
Area
1
19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,329
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57712 /57630
Elevation195–315 m (640–1,033 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vic-sur-Seille (French pronunciation: [vik syʁ sɛj], literally Vic on Seille; Template:Lang-de) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

People

It was the birthplace of Georges de La Tour.

Art museum

Saint John the Baptist in the desert, Georges de La Tour, c. 1651.

The art museum of Vic-sur-Seille, in French Musée départemental Georges-de-La-Tour [fr], was created in 1996. Its most famous work is Saint John the Baptist in the desert, by Georges de La Tour. Its collections include 17th century paintings by Jacques de Létin, Jacques Blanchard, Cesare Dandini, Domenichino, Meiffren Conte, Charles Le Brun, Matthieu Le Nain, Madeleine Boullogne, Jacques Stella, 18th century landscapes and paintings by Sebastiano Ricci, Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Jan Frans van Bloemen, Jean-Bernard Restout, Joseph-Marie Vien, and 19th century and beginning of the 20th century paintings by Camille Corot, Paul Baudry, Eugène Isabey, Paul Delaroche, Léon Bonnat.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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