What is Moselle (department)?
{{About|the French department|the major European river|Moselle|other uses|Moselle (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Moselle | native_name = | native_name_lang = | type = [[Departments of France|Department]] | image_skyline = Conseil general Metz.jpg | image_alt = Prefecture building of the Moselle department, in Metz | image_caption = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] building of the Moselle department, in Metz | image_flag = MoselleFlag.gif | flag_size=125px | flag_alt = | image_shield = Blason département fr Moselle.svg | shield_size=80px | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Moselle-Position.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Moselle in France | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|49|02|02|N|6|39|43|E|region:FR_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[France]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of France|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Grand Est]] | established_title = Département | established_date = 4 March 1790 | founder = | seat_type = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] | seat = [[Metz]] | parts_type = [[Prefectures in France|Subprefectures]] | parts_style = para<!-- list, coll (collapsed list), para (paragraph format) --> | p1 = [[Château-Salins]] | p2 = [[Forbach]] | p3 = [[Sarreguemines]] | p4 = [[Thionville]] | government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moselle.fr/conseildepartemental/Pages/lesCG/LePresident.aspx |title= Le président |publisher=Conseil départamental de la Moselle |format= |language=French |accessdate=20 December 2016 |date= }}</ref> | leader_party = | leader_title = [[President of the Departmental Council|President]] | leader_name = Patrick Weiten | unit_pref =Metric | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes =<