Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
History
History
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In 1800 the arrondissements of Nancy, [Château\-Salins](/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Ch%C3%A2teau-Salins "Arrondissement of Château-Salins"), Lunéville, [Sarrebourg](/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Sarrebourg "Arrondissement of Sarrebourg") and Toul were established as subdivisions of the department [Meurthe](/wiki/Meurthe_%28department%29 "Meurthe (department)"), and Briey as part of the department [Moselle](/wiki/Moselle_%28department%29 "Moselle (department)"). In 1871 the parts of the departments Meurthe and Moselle that had not been [ceded to Germany](/wiki/Treaty_of_Frankfurt_%281871%29 "Treaty of Frankfurt (1871)") were combined in the new department Meurthe\-et\-Moselle, with the arrondissements of Nancy, Briey, Lunéville and Toul. The arrondissement of Toul was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943\.[Historique de Meurthe\-et\-Moselle](http://splaf.free.fr/54his.html)


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