the "arrondissement" of briey is the most northern of the "arrondissements" of the meurthe-et-moselle department, in the panhandle. it is bordered to the northwest by belgium, to the northeast by luxembourg, to the east by the moselle department, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" of nancy, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of toul and to the west by the meuse department.