Moncel-sur-Seille (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sɛl syʁ sɛj], literally Moncel on Seille) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
The commune covers an area of 12.41 km² (4.79 sq mi). Alain Chane is the mayor for the 2020-2026 tenure.
In the past, inhabitants of Moncel were known by their neighbours as culs crottés ("shit arses"), on account of the unusually clingy mud of their village.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 324 | — |
| 1975 | 311 | −0.58% |
| 1982 | 434 | +4.88% |
| 1990 | 485 | +1.40% |
| 1999 | 474 | −0.25% |
| 2009 | 488 | +0.29% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.49% |
| 2020 | 521 | +0.69% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, p36, Picador (2007), ISBN 978-0-330-42761-6, citing Vital Collet "Sobriquets caractérisant les habitants de villages lorrains" in Le Pays lorrain, Nancy (1908), pp442-449 and Henri-Adolphe Labourasse, "Anciens us, coutumes, légendes, supersititions, préjugés, etc. du département de la Meuse" in Mémoires de la Société des lettres, sciences et art de Bar-le-Duc, 1902, pp3-225
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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