Boulange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Algrange | |
| Community association | Pays Haut Val d'Alzette | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
| height | 285-384 m | |
| surface | 12.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,494 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 195 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57655 | |
| INSEE code | 57096 | |
| Website | Boulange | |
 Church of the Nativity of Mary |
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Boulange (German Bollingen ) is a French commune with 2,494 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Boulange is located 20 kilometers west of Thionville on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . It consists of the two districts Boulange and Bassompierre.
history
Boulange - first mentioned as Bollingen in 1178 - has belonged to France since 1678. Bassompierre (German Bettstein ) was first mentioned as Bazompetra in 1133 , then Betstein in 1570.
coat of arms
Description: A blue-clad arm in red bursting out of a white cloud on the left edge of the shield holds a sword with a silver blade and a golden handle upwards between two golden stones and a six-pointed golden star on top .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 2,528 | 2,196 | 1.941 | 1,839 | 1,757 | 1,776 | 2,236 |
