Frouard

Frouard
Canalside Graffiti Canalside Graffiti
Coat of arms of Frouard Coat of arms
Frouard
Location within Lorraine region Frouard
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Pompey
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Bassin de Pompey
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Grandbastien
Area1	13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	6,727
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	54215 / 54390
Elevation	180–368 m (591–1,207 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 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.

Frouard is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Lorraine, north-eastern France. It is located 10 km north of Nancy near the confluence of the Moselle and Meurthe. It is noted for its Medieval mill; and was latterly a steel industry centre. It is today mainly known as an inland port, and rail/waterway node on the French Waterway Network.

Frouard is joined by a bridge to Pompey on the opposite bank of the Moselle.

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Batterie de l'Eperon

Astronomy

Minor planet 18635 Frouard is named after the town.

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department