Rosières-aux-Salines
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Location within Grand Est region
Rosières-aux-Salines
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| Coordinates: 48°35′34″N 6°20′03″E / 48.5928°N 6.3342°ECoordinates: 48°35′34″N 6°20′03″E / 48.5928°N 6.3342°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Lunéville-2 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Pays du Sel et du Vermois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thibault Bazin |
| Area1 | 26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 2,874 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54462 /54110 |
| Elevation | 202–336 m (663–1,102 ft) (avg. 211 m or 692 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Rosières-aux-Salines is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in north-eastern France.
In the past, inhabitants of Rosières-aux-Salines were insultingly known by their neighbours as oua-oua (pronounced "wa-wa"), on account of a speech defect caused by a local thyroid condition, which was considered hilarious.
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