Neuves-Maisons

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Neuves-Maisons

(2020–2026) Pascal Schneider^[1]Area

4.44 km² (1.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,619 • Density1,500/km² (3,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

54397 /54230

Elevation217–360 m (712–1,181 ft)
(avg. 226 m or 741 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neuves-Maisons (French pronunciation: [nœv mɛzɔ̃], literally New Houses) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in North-Eastern France, on the banks of the Moselle.

The city had a great steel industry during the 19th and 20th century.

Neuves-Maisons erected a plaque in the memory of Émilie Busquant, a feminist, anarcho-syndicalist and an anti-colonial activist born in the area, on the fiftieth anniversary of her death in 2003. A 2015 documentary by director Rabah Zanoun introduced a French audience to her forgotten story.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,660	—
1975	6,805	+0.31%
1982	6,952	+0.31%
1990	6,432	−0.97%
1999	6,849	+0.70%
2007	6,951	+0.18%
2012	7,067	+0.33%
2017	6,729	−0.98%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Kessous, Mustapha. "Emilie Busquant, la plus algérienne des Françaises". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE