Information about the partner City of Metz

Name of the city

Metz

Mayor

Jean-Marie RAUSCH

Year of foundation

3000 years ago.

Location

East of

Altitude

173 meters

Area

Lorraine

Population

127498

Average age

45

Universities

University of Metz

Industry

Commerce , Third sector, New Techologies

Opportunities for investors

Metz is an important railway and motorway junction thanks to it geographic position (near , and )

Other specific characteristics

Moselle River

Cultural relics and monuments

Cathedral Saint-Etienne , a lot of churches, big gardens (Esplanade, Parc de la Seille for example), Porte Serpenoise, Porte des Allemands, Les  Arènes (New buildinfg for sports), Arenal (big concert hall),

and in the futur (in about 2 years) there will be a Center for Modern Art : Centre Pompidou Metz.

Sports possibilities

All sports (tennis, handball, football, rugby, swimming sports, skating, …)

Tourism

Tourism Office

Place d’Armes

BP 80367

57007 Metz Cedex 1

www.tourisme.mairie-metz.fr

Infrastructure and accessibility

Motorway, railway, airport

Contact for investors

Chamber of Commerce

10-12 avenue Foch

BP 70330

57016 Metz Cedex 1

www.moselle.cci.fr

Contact for cultural and sports associations

Mairie de Metz

Service Jeunesse et Sports

57000 Metz

Tél. : 00 33 387 555 600

Web address

www.mairie-metz.fr