Vic-sur-Seille | |
|---|---|
 Place Jeanne d'Arc | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vic-sur-Seille | |
  Vic-sur-Seille  Vic-sur-Seille | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′59″N 6°31′56″E / 48.7831°N 6.5322°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | CC du Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme End[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,329 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57712 /57630 |
| Elevation | 195–315 m (640–1,033 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vic-sur-Seille (French pronunciation: [vik syʁ sɛj], literally Vic on Seille; German: Wich) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
People
It was the birthplace of Georges de La Tour.
Art museum
The art museum of Vic-sur-Seille, in French Musée départemental Georges-de-La-Tour, was created in 1996. Its most famous work is Saint John the Baptist in the desert, by Georges de La Tour. Its collections include 17th century paintings by Jacques de Létin, Jacques Blanchard, Cesare Dandini, Domenichino, Meiffren Conte, Charles Le Brun, Matthieu Le Nain, Madeleine Boullogne, Jacques Stella, 18th century landscapes and paintings by Sebastiano Ricci, Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Jan Frans van Bloemen, Jean-Bernard Restout, Joseph-Marie Vien, and 19th century and beginning of the 20th century paintings by Camille Corot, Paul Baudry, Eugène Isabey, Paul Delaroche, Léon Bonnat.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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