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Metz
Grand Estcity
Metz
Total population
120,874
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Metz is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany and Luxembourg, the city forms a central part of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,500
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,232
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,198
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,172
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,162
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves913
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves877
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves835
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2008-09-282 km SSW of Saarwellingen, Germany
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-272 km S of Jeanménil, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-05-031 km SE of Saarwellingen, Germany
- M 2.6 — 2008-04-301 km NNW of Jeanménil, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-04-191 km SSW of Saarwellingen, Germany
- M 4.5 — 2008-02-233 km ENE of Saarwellingen, Germany
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Metz
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Metz, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 57463
- Department
- 57
- Region
- 44
- Population (Wikidata)
- 122,572
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr