Frouard

Frouard
Frouard
	Commune
	Canalside Graffiti
	Coat of arms
	Location of Frouard
	Frouard Frouard
	Coordinates: 48°45′36″N 6°07′55″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Val de Lorraine Sud
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Grandbastien
Area 1	13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	6,563
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54215 /54390
Elevation	180–368 m (591–1,207 ft) ; (avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frouard is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Grand Est, north-eastern France. It is located 10 km north of Nancy near the confluence of the Moselle and Meurthe. It is noted for its Medieval mill; and was latterly a steel industry centre. It is today mainly known as an inland port, and rail/waterway node on the French Waterway Network.

Frouard is joined by a bridge to Pompey on the opposite bank of the Moselle.

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Astronomy

Minor planet 18635 Frouard is named after the town.[2]

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