Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon
Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon | |
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Location of Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Briey |
| Canton | Longuyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Martial Hauptmann |
| Area 1 | 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 363 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54476 /54260 |
| Elevation | 198–313 m (650–1,027 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Jean-lès-Longuyon is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Othain, which forms all of the commune's western border.
It was rumored that in the 1940s German occupation Vichy French premiere Philippe Pétain would frequent a brothel in the town named "The Pink Rose", and his favorite prostitute was named "Amazon".
See also
References
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