Basse-Rentgen

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Basse-Rentgen
Coat of arms of Basse-Rentgen
Basse-Rentgen (France)
Basse-Rentgen
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Thionville
Canton Yutz
Community association Cattenom et Environs
Coordinates 49 ° 29 ′  N , 6 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′  N , 6 ° 12 ′  E
height 209-267 m
surface 10.46 km 2
Residents 491 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 57570
INSEE code
Website Basse-Rentgen

Mairie Basse-Rentgen

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Basse-Rentgen (German Nieder-Rentgen , Lorraine Nidder-Rentgen ) is a French commune with 491 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).

geography

The municipality of Basse-Rentgen is about 16 kilometers north of Thionville , near the border with Luxembourg .

history

The place was first mentioned at the end of the 9th century as Reginoldingas and has belonged to France since 1769, with an interruption from 1871 to 1918 ( Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine ).

The neighboring villages of Haute-Rentgen ( Ober-Rentgen ) and Preisch, where a castle is located, have also been part of the municipality of Basse-Rentgen since 1790 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 285 254 230 213 289 306 329

Web links

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