Uckange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Fameck | |
| Community association | Val de Fensch | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 18 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
| height | 150-190 m | |
| surface | 5.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,818 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,226 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57270 | |
| INSEE code | 57683 | |
| Website | Uckange | |
 Uckange town hall |
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Uckange (German Ückingen ) is a French commune with 6818 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville .
geography
Uckange is located on the Moselle , about ten kilometers south of Thionville (Diedenhofen) at an altitude between 150 and 190 m above sea level, the mean height is 157 m. The municipality covers 5.56 km².
history
The place was first mentioned in 1106 as Utingas and belonged to the Holy Roman Empire , after 1659 to France, in the meantime to the realm of Alsace-Lorraine .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 7,661 | 10,326 | 11,560 | 9,524 | 9,189 | 7,905 | 7,375 | 6,633 |
Sainte-Barbe church
St. Michael statue in front of the Sainte-Barbe church
Protestant Church
Others
- The last chapter of Didier van Cauwelaert's novel The Foundling takes place in Uckange.
- Uckange is the place of origin of the Wagotine d'Uckange nougat specialty .
Web links
Commons : Uckange - collection of images, videos and audio files
