Vionville (French pronunciation: [vjɔ̃vil]) is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rezonville-Vionville.[2]

Vionville
The church in Vionville
The church in Vionville
Coat of arms of Vionville
Location of Vionville
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Vionville is located in France
Vionville
Vionville
Vionville is located in Grand Est
Vionville
Vionville
Coordinates: 49°05′34″N 5°56′55″E / 49.0928°N 5.9486°E / 49.0928; 5.9486
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLes Coteaux de Moselle
CommuneRezonville-Vionville
Area
1
9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
190
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
57130
Elevation240–307 m (787–1,007 ft)
(avg. 291 m or 955 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The battle of Vionville (Rezonville or Mars-la-Tour) was fought here on 16 of August 1870 between the French and the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War.[3]

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vionville" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 108.