Basse-Rentgen
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Thionville | |
Canton | Yutz | |
Community association | Cattenom et Environs | |
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 | 57574 | |
Website | Basse-Rentgen | |
Mairie Basse-Rentgen |
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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