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]
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | |
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Commune | |
The church in Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes ![]() | |
Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′32″N 6°00′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| Canton | Rombas |
| Intercommunality | Pays Orne-Moselle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Lamarque[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,350 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57620 /57255 |
| Elevation | 205–323 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. | |
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.
Communes of the Moselle department
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