Gandrange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Hayange | |
| Community association | Rives de Moselle | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 16 ' N , 6 ° 8' E | |
| height | 154-224 m | |
| surface | 4.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,907 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 713 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57175 | |
| INSEE code | 57242 | |
| Website | Gandrange | |
 Former Saint-Hubert church (today's media library) |
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Gandrange (German Gandringen , Lorraine Guedléng or Gandréngen ) is a French commune with 2907 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ).
geography
The community of Gandrange is about twelve kilometers south of Thionville and 20 kilometers north of Metz , near the confluence of the Orne and the Moselle . Together with the municipalities of Amnéville , Hagondange , Mondelange , Talange and Richemont , Gandrange forms a closed settlement area.
history
The place was first mentioned in 848 as Goderingas , then Gaudrange in 1793. Belongs to France since 1659. The administrative language was German until 1659. The hamlet of Boussange, which was first mentioned in 1115 as Bolsingen , has belonged to the municipality of Gandrange since 1812 . Then Bolsanges / Bolsenges (1128), Bolsingen (1515), Bolsinga (1544), Bussingen (17th century), Bolsinguen (1686), Bolzange (1801), Bolzingen (19th century), Bussingen (1871-1918 and 1940-44). Even during the time it belonged to the German Empire (1871–1918), French remained the official and everyday language. The place was occupied again by the Germans in the Second World War , who expelled some of the inhabitants in November 1940 ; on September 6, 1944 the place was liberated again. From 1790 to 1902 Amnéville also belonged to the municipality of Gandrange.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1475 | 2706 | 2579 | 2296 | 2370 | 2542 | 2634 | 2907 |
traffic
Gandrange-Amnéville station is on the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway line .
Personalities
- Charles Nicolas Abel (1824–1895), lawyer, vineyard owner and member of the German Reichstag
