Rosières-aux-Salines (French pronunciation: [ʁozjɛʁ o salin]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
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![]() The town hall in Rosières-aux-Salines | |
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Coordinates: 48°35′34″N 6°20′03″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
Arrondissement | Nancy |
Canton | Lunéville-2 |
Intercommunality | CC Pays du Sel et du Vermois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Jonquet[1] |
Area 1 | 26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi) |
Population | 2,870 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Rosiérois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 54462 /54110 |
Elevation | 202–336 m (663–1,102 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
In the past, inhabitants of Rosières-aux-Salines were insultingly known by their neighbours as oua-oua (pronounced "wa-wa"), on account of a speech defect caused by a local thyroid condition, which was considered hilarious.[3]
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