Frolois
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Frolois () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is the site of the former fortified castle of Acraignes. The counts of Vaudémont were the first owners of Frolois, from the 13th century. The castle passed through numerous hands; Nicolas de Haraucourt acquired it in 1553; at the beginning of the 18th century it was rebuilt by Anne-Marie-Joseph de Lorraine-Harcourt, prince de Guise; after the revolution the castle was sold as a national asset in 1795. No remains can be seen today. On 10–11 September 1944, the bridge across the river Moselle near the commun
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Frolois
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Église Saint-Martin de Frolois (54).jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Frolois
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Frolois 54.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nancy
- French commune.canton
- Neuves-Maisons
- French commune.INSEE
- 54214
- French commune.postal code
- 54160
- French commune.mayor
- André Vermandé
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Moselle et Madon
- French commune.elevation m
- 320
- French commune.elevation min m
- 222
- French commune.elevation max m
- 327
- French commune.area km2
- 9.4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Acraigne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nancy
- Population
- 717
- Area
- 9.4
- Elevation
- 274
- Shares border with
- Xeuilley
- Official website
- www.frolois.fr
- Image
- Église Saint-Martin de Frolois (54).jpg
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- Commons category
- Frolois
- postal code
- 54160
- different from
- Frôlois
- associated electoral district
- canton of Neuves-Maisons
- male population
- 355
- female population
- 353
- P8168
- Cofrentes
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-83-47-64-19
- fax number
- +33-3-83-47-32-49
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Frolois () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It is the site of the former fortified castle of Acraignes. The counts of Vaudémont were the first owners of Frolois, from the 13th century. The castle passed through numerous hands; Nicolas de Haraucourt acquired it in 1553; at the beginning of the 18th century it was rebuilt by Anne-Marie-Joseph de Lorraine-Harcourt, prince de Guise; after the revolution the castle was sold as a national asset in 1795. No remains can be seen today. On 10–11 September 1944, the bridge across the river Moselle near the commune was the site of a fierce battle between American soldiers of the 134th Infantry Regiment and German soldiers of the 15th Panzergrenadier Division.
== Geography == The river Madon flows through the commune, while the Moselle is located just to the northeast.
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