Gorze

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gorze

(2020–2026) Frédéric Levee^[1]Area

17.94 km² (6.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,145 • Density64/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57254 /57680

Elevation169–356 m (554–1,168 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gorze (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁz]; German: Gorz) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.^[3]

Sites and monuments

Gorze Abbey was confiscated as public property during the French Revolution; it has since been restored and utilised for a variety of public uses.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune de Gorze (57254), INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: Abbaye (ancienne), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Mérimée: Ancien palais abbatial, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)