Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
The church in Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
The church in Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Coat of arms of Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Location of Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes is located in France
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes is located in Grand Est
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes
Coordinates: 49°11′32″N 6°00′11″E / 49.1922°N 6.0031°E / 49.1922; 6.0031
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonRombas
IntercommunalityPays Orne-Moselle
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Sylvie Lamarque[1]
Area
1
10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,505
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57620 /57255
Elevation205–323 m (673–1,060 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi o ʃɛn]; German: Marieneichen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,365    
1975 3,326−0.17%
1982 3,317−0.04%
1990 3,302−0.06%
1999 3,328+0.09%
2007 3,589+0.95%
2012 3,959+1.98%
2017 4,216+1.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

Coat of arms

The town's name means "Saint Mary at the oaks" in French, and the town's coat of arms can be described as canting: Azure an oak tree eradicated or, between two letters S and M of the last.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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