Vionville

Vionville is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rezonville-Vionville.[2]

Vionville
The church in Vionville
Coat of arms
Location of Vionville
Vionville
Vionville
Coordinates: 49°05′34″N 5°56′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLes Coteaux de Moselle
CommuneRezonville-Vionville
Area
1
9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
186
  Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
57130
Elevation240–307 m (787–1,007 ft)
(avg. 291 m or 955 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The battle of Vionville (Rezonville or Mars-la-Tour) was fought here on 16 of August 1870 between the French and the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War.[3]

See also

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2018 (in French)
  3. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vionville" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 108.


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