Frouard - Wikipedia

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Frouard
Commune
Canalside Graffiti
Coat of arms
Location of Frouard
Frouard Frouard
Coordinates: 48°45′36″N 6°07′55″E / 48.76°N 6.1319°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Val de Lorraine Sud
Intercommunality	CC Bassin de Pompey
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Bartosik[1]
Area 1	13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,480
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54215 /54390
Elevation	180–368 m (591–1,207 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frouard (French pronunciation: [fʁuaʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Grand Est, north-eastern France. It is located 10 km north of Nancy near the confluence of the Moselle and Meurthe. It is noted for its Medieval mill; and was latterly a steel industry centre. It is today mainly known as an inland port, and rail/waterway node on the French Waterway Network.

Frouard is joined by a bridge to Pompey on the opposite bank of the Moselle.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,419	—
1975	7,061	−0.70%
1982	7,589	+1.04%
1990	7,274	−0.53%
1999	6,999	−0.43%
2007	6,660	−0.62%
2012	6,727	+0.20%
2017	6,563	−0.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

Minor planet 18635 Frouard is named after the town.^[4]

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department