Gréning
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Sarralbe | |
| Community association | Saint-Avold synergy | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ' N , 6 ° 51' E | |
| height | 220-250 m | |
| surface | 2.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 131 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57660 | |
| INSEE code | 57258 | |
Gréning (German Greningen ) is a French commune with 131 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement .
geography
The village is located in the northeast of the historic Lorraine region , about 20 kilometers south of the border town of Freyming-Merlebach .
history
The place was first mentioned as Grenange in 1337 . Other names were Grumingen (1594), Gremingen (1606) and Grening (1751).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Residents | 152 | 155 | 159 | 141 | 137 | 132 | 141 | 136 |
Attractions
- Saint-Joseph church from 1840
Web links
Commons : Gréning - collection of images, videos and audio files
