Châtel-Saint-Germain
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Moselle | |
| Community association | Metz Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 7 ' N , 6 ° 5' E | |
| height | 176–355 m | |
| surface | 12.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,873 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 145 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57160 | |
| INSEE code | 57134 | |
 Castle in Châtel-Saint-Germain |
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Châtel-Saint-Germain is a French commune with 1,873 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Châtel-Saint-Germain is located about eight kilometers west of the city center of Metz in the valley of the Ruisseau de Montvaux , a small tributary of the Moselle . The Châtel-Saint-Germain stop was on the Conflans-Jarny-Metz railway line .
history
The place already existed in pre-Roman times, it was first mentioned in the 11th century as Castellum , which referred to a fortification on Mont Saint Germain. A church of St. Germain and an associated Benedictine monastery is documented for 1140, but this was abolished in 1760. Châtel-Saint-Germain has been part of France since 1661.
The place bore the Germanized name Sankt German from 1915 to 1918 , Germannsburg from 1940 to 1943 and Germansburg from 1943 to 1944 .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 905 | 1,191 | 1,443 | 1,616 | 1,854 | 1,799 | 1,983 | 2,195 | 1,827 |
