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Dombasle-sur-Meurthe
Dombasle-sur-Meurthe
Commune
	Saint Basle church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Dombasle-sur-Meurthe
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	Coordinates: 48°37′32″N 6°21′02″E / 48.6256°N 6.3506°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Lunéville-1
Intercommunality	CC des Pays du Sel et du Vermois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Fischer
Area 1	11.21 km2 (4.33 sq mi)
Population (2021)	9,633
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54159 /54110
Elevation	203–320 m (666–1,050 ft) ; (avg. 216 m or 709 ft)
Website	www.ville-dombasle.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃bal syʁ mœʁt], literally Dombasle on Meurthe) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France, close to the city of Nancy.

History

Dombasle is one of the main production sites for sodium carbonate in the world, as Solvay created there in 1873 one of its oldest production plants. This sodium bicarbonate production plant is a key economic actor in Nancy region.^[3] The remains of the castle were destroyed in 1963.^[4]^[5]