Neuves-Maisons

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.

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Neuves-Maisons
Commune
The town hall in Neuves-Maisons
Coat of arms
Location of Neuves-Maisons
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Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Neuves-Maisons
Intercommunality	CC Moselle et Madon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Schneider[1]
Area 1	4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,572
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54397 /54230
Elevation	217–360 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.

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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]