Maxey-sur-Meuse

Maxey-sur-Meuse
Maxey-sur-Meuse
Location within Lorraine region Maxey-sur-Meuse
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Coussey
Intercommunality	Association of Neufchâteau Country communes
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008–2014)	Claude Fauvet
Area1	10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	249
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88293 / 88630
Elevation	265–428 m (869–1,404 ft) (avg. 269 m or 883 ft)
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.

Maxey-sur-Meuse is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

Confusingly, the similarly named commune of Maxey-sur-Vaise in the adjacent Meuse département is only 10 kilometres (6 mi) away, to the north.

Geography

Maxey-sur-Meuse is positioned in the north-west of the Vosges département, on the departmental frontier with the Meuse département. Neufchâteau is 13 kilometres (8 mi) away to the south. To the north east are Toul (34 kilometres / 21 miles) and Nancy (51 kilometres / 33 miles). Maxey is across the river from a road junction where traffic bound for Commercy continues in a northerly direction (RD964) while traffic for Bar-le-Duc turns to the north-west (RD966)

The (here relatively small) Meuse River flows through Maxey where it is joined by the waters from the Vair River and three smaller streams, the Roises, the Vau and the Blanchonrupt. The presence of all these water courses makes the village popular with anglers.

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE