ANCIENNES BORNES FRONTIÈRES

Following the 1870 war and the Frankfurt Peace Treaty of May 10, 1871, the territories of Alsace-Moselle became German. Northern Moselle (Jarny and Longwy) remained French. Boundary markers were installed when the Meurthe et Moselle département was created. These markers demarcate the various "Franco-German" territories. Indeed, some communes became German. France gave Germany twelve communes in the Pays Haut Mosellan.