Entrange

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Entrange
Coat of arms of Entrange
Entrange (France)
Entrange
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Thionville
Canton Yutz
Community association Cattenom et Environs
Coordinates 49 ° 25 '  N , 6 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '  N , 6 ° 6'  E
height 186-416 m
surface 3.99 km 2
Residents 1,241 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 311 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 57330
INSEE code

Miners Chapel Sainte-Jeanne

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Entrange (German Entringen , Lorraine Entréngen ) is a French commune with 1241 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).

geography

The municipality of Entrange is located about seven kilometers northwest of Thionville , near the border with Luxembourg .

history

The place has belonged to France since 1769, with an interruption from 1871 to 1918 ( Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine ). In the 20th century, the place was dominated by mining, the Charles Ferdinand ( Carl Ferdinand ) mine existed from 1899 to 1979.

From 1811 to 1902 Entrange was incorporated into the neighboring town of Œutrange (which in turn has belonged to the municipality of Thionville since 1970 ).

Population development

year 1910 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 391 783 725 719 795 1,147 1,212 1,324

Web links

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