Escherange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Yutz | |
| Community association | Cattenom et Environs | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| height | 313-428 m | |
| surface | 13.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 631 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57330 | |
| INSEE code | 57199 | |
 Mairie Escherange |
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Escherange (German Escheringen , 1940-44 Eschringen , Lorraine Eescheréngen ) is a French commune with 631 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville .
geography
Escherange is located near the border with Luxembourg , about nine kilometers northwest of Thionville at an altitude between 313 and 428 meters above sea level. The municipality covers 13.18 km². In 1811 the neighboring village of Molvange ( Molvingen ) was incorporated.
history
The place has belonged to France since 1769, with an interruption from 1871 to 1918 ( Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine ) and was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War , as there were several installations of the Maginot Line in the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 469 | 406 | 406 | 363 | 377 | 432 | 562 | 594 |
