Commercy

Sister cities

• Hockenheim

History

Commercy dates back to the 9th century, and at that time its lords were dependent on the bishop of Metz. In 1544 it was besieged by Charles V in person. For some time the lordship was in the hands of Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, who lived in the town for a number of years, and there composed his memoirs. From him it was purchased by Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. In 1744 it became the residence of Stanisław Leszczyński, king of Poland, who spent a great deal of care on the embellishment of the town, castle and neighbourhood. Commercy is the home of the Madeleines referred to by Marcel Proust in À la recherche du temps perdu.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  447
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  367
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  365
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  326
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  289
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  286
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  267
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  246

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2008-08-27
  2 km S of Jeanménil, France
• M 2.6 — 2008-04-30
  1 km NNW of Jeanménil, France
• M 2.6 — 2008-01-27
  0 km SSE of Rambervillers, France
• M 2.5 — 2008-01-27
  1 km W of Jeanménil, France
• M 2.8 — 2007-12-09
  3 km NNW of Jeanménil, France
• M 2.9 — 2007-09-05
  2 km SSE of Rambervillers, France