Pompey, Meurthe-et-Moselle
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Pompey
|commune status = Commune
|image = Eglise Pompey.JPG
|caption = The church in Pompey
|image coat of arms = Blason Pompey 54.svg
|arrondissement = Nancy
|canton = Val de Lorraine Sud
|INSEE = 54430
|postal code = 54340
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC du Bassin de Pompey
|coordinates = {{coord|48.7689|6.1283|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 196
|elevation min m = 185
|elevation max m = 358
|area km2 = 8.13
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Pompey ({{IPA|fr|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.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-54430#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |6281
|1975 |6473
|1982 |5685
|1990 |5144
|1999 |5229
|2007 |5119
|2012 |4888
|2017 |4884
|2020|4857
}}
Notable people
- 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
Astronomy
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.pompey.fr Town's website]
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Category:Communes of Meurthe-et-Moselle
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