Hauconcourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Le Sillon mosellan | |
| Community association | Rives de Moselle | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 11' E | |
| height | 155-166 m | |
| surface | 7.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 623 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57280 | |
| INSEE code | 57303 | |
| Website | http://www.hauconcourt.fr | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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Hauconcourt is a French commune with 623 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Metz .
geography
Hauconcourt is located on the left bank of the Moselle , about 13 kilometers north of Metz at an altitude between 155 and 166 m above sea level. The municipality covers 7.9 km².
history
The place was first mentioned in 1060 as Hauencumeurt and has always been on the French side of the historical German-French language border .
1915-1918 and 1940-1944 he had the Germanized name Halkenhofen .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 513 | 564 | 629 | 743 | 612 | 537 | 569 | 531 | 601 |
Economy and Infrastructure
The large industrial area ZI Talange-Hauconcourt extends to the west of the municipality . In particular, shopping centers ( Lapeyre, Leroy Merlin, E.Leclerc ) and a hotel belonging to the Novotel chain are located here . In the south of the municipality is the site of a former oil refinery ( Societe de la Raffinerie de Lorraine ).
The A4 and A31 motorways intersect in the southwest of the municipality .
