Vionville
| Vionville | |
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  Vionville | |
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Location within Lorraine region  Vionville | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′34″N 5°56′55″E / 49.0928°N 5.9486°ECoordinates: 49°05′34″N 5°56′55″E / 49.0928°N 5.9486°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Moselle |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val de Moselle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Millescamps |
| Area1 | 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 145 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57722 / 57130 |
| Elevation |
240–307 m (787–1,007 ft) (avg. 291 m or 955 ft) |
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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. | |
Vionville is a commune in the Moselle department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
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.[1]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vionville". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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