Dornot

Part of Ancy-Dornot in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Dornot

49°02′55″N 6°03′23″E / 49.0486°N 6.0564°E / 49.0486; 6.0564CountryFranceRegionGrand EstDepartmentMoselleArrondissementMetzCantonLes Coteaux de MoselleCommuneAncy-Dornot Area

1.13 km² (0.44 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

167 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

57130

Elevation168–336 m (551–1,102 ft)
(avg. 334 m or 1,096 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dornot (French pronunciation: [dɔʁno]; German: Dorningen) is a former commune in the Moselle department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ancy-Dornot.^[2] It is situated on the left bank of the river Moselle. Its population was 167 in 2019.^[1]

History

In September 1944, American General George S. Patton led Walton Walker's XX Corps in a botched attempt to cross the Moselle at Dornot. The fierce fighting led to a defensive victory for the Germans. See Lorraine Campaign.