Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (, literally ''Dombasle on Meurthe'') is a
commune
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in the
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.department in north-eastern
France
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Dombasle is one of the main production sites for sodium carbonate in the world, as
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* Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels, Belgium
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created there in 1873 one of its oldest production plants. This sodium bicarbonate production plant is a key economic actor in Nancy region. The remains of the castle were destroyed in 1963.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Dombaslesurmeurthe
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