Toul
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°40′30″N 5°53′30″E / 48.675°N 5.8917°ECoordinates: 48°40′30″N 5°53′30″E / 48.675°N 5.8917°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Toul |
| Intercommunality | Toulois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nicole Feidt |
| Area1 | 30.59 km2 (11.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 16,271 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54528 / 54200 |
| Elevation | 200–400 m (660–1,310 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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| Imperial City of Toul | ||||||||||
| Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Toul | |||||||||
| Government | Republic | |||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||
| • | Gained Reichsfreiheit | Uncertain Enter start year | ||||||||
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Three Bishoprics annexed by France |
1552 1552 |
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Treaty of Westphalia recognises annexation |
1648 |
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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.
Toul (French pronunciation: [tul]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Toul is located between Commercy and Nancy, and situated between the Moselle River and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin.
Toul was known to the Romans as Tullum Leucorum, and was the capital of the Gaulish tribe of the Leuci.
In 612, King Theudebert II of Austrasia was defeated by King Theuderic II of Burgundy near Toul. By the Treaty of Meerssen of 870, Toul became part of East Francia, the later Holy Roman Empire. During the High Middle Ages, it became a Free Imperial City. Toul was annexed to France by King Henry II in 1552; this was recognized by the Holy Roman Empire in the Peace of Westphalia of 1648. It then was a part of the French province of the Three Bishoprics.
Toul was the seat of the bishops of Toul; the diocese was founded around 365 and existed until 1807.
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