Hermelange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Phalsbourg | |
| Community association | Sarrebourg Moselle Sud | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 41 ′ N , 7 ° 1 ′ E | |
| height | 255-334 m | |
| surface | 2.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 224 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57790 | |
| INSEE code | 57318 | |
 St. Joseph's Church |
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Hermelange (German Hermelingen ) is a French commune with 224 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins .
geography
The municipality of Hermelange is located about seven kilometers southwest of Sarrebourg at an altitude between 255 and 334 m above sea level. The municipality covers 2.58 km² (258 ha). The Red and White Saar flow together between Hermelange and Lorquin .
history
The village reflects the eventful history of the regions of Alsace and Lorraine , since the Middle Ages it has belonged to the Duchy of Lorraine with all its changing affiliations, from 1661 to the French Kingdom , from 1871 to 1918 to the German Empire , and from 1919 to the third in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles French Republic , was incorporated into the Nazi state in 1940 and became part of the Fourth French Republic after the end of World War II in 1945 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 134 | 126 | 145 | 153 | 191 | 186 | 249 | 224 |
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