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Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the capital and the prefecture of both the Lorraine region and the Moselle department.
Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, [......]
Strasbourg
Partner cities
SANVIGNES-LES-MINES
Located at the heart of Saône-et-Loire, Sanvignes is a municipality of 4,400 inhabitants situated in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Southern Bourgogne.
Val-De-Marne, Department
In Ile-de-France Region, Val-de-Marne is composed of 47 municipalities. The confluence of the Seine and the Marne naturally makes it a département of water. It's one of the smaller French departments in area. On 10 July 1964, a law decreed the creation of new départements [......]
Partner associations
ALDA - the European Association for Local Democracy
Assembly of European Regions (AER)
The Assembly of European Regions (est.1985) is the largest independent network of regions in the wider Europe. Bringing together more than 250 regions from 35 countries and 16 interregional organisations, AER's mission is to promote the principle of subsidiarity and [......]
Conference of INGOs
The voice of civil society is heard at the Council of Europe thanks to the Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations (INGOs). Since the introduction of consultative status for INGOs in 1952, the Council of Europe has developed even closer and fruitful [......]
French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (FACEMR)
The AFCCRE is a national association established in 1951 under the leadership of a number of local councilors, foremost among them Jacques Chaban-Delmas are Gaston and Defferre. At the origin of the twinning movement in Europe after the Second World War, AFCCRE has gradually [......]