Fleury, Moselle

Fleury
Gérard Mansion Street in Fleury
Coat of arms
Fleury
Location within Grand Est region  Fleury
Coordinates: 49°02′29″N 6°11′44″E / 49.0414°N 6.1956°ECoordinates: 49°02′29″N 6°11′44″E / 49.0414°N 6.1956°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Faulquemont
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Vernois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Eckenfelder
Area^1	9.71 km^2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	1,132
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	57218 / 57420
Elevation	170–237 m (558–778 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fleury (German: Flöringen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

The village is sited on a wooded plateau, high above the river Seille. The hilly topography gives rise to a range of microclimates and so agriculture surrounding the village is mixed, featuring arable crops and cattle rearing as well as vineyards.

History

Fleury was located within Saulnois, a region known as a source of salt over many centuries and under the control of the Three Bishoprics province.

Fleury was destroyed in 1352 by the army of the regent of Lorraine.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department