Herny

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Herny
Herny Coat of Arms
Herny (France)
Herny
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Faulquemont
Community association District Urbain de Faulquemont
Coordinates 49 ° 0 ′  N , 6 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′  N , 6 ° 29 ′  E
height 225-303 m
surface 9.64 km 2
Residents 508 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 53 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 57580
INSEE code

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Herny ( German Herlingen ) is a French commune with 508 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region .

geography

The municipality of Herny is located about 27 kilometers southeast of Metz .

history

The village was first mentioned as Hernex in 1409 and was occupied and annexed by France in 1552, which was recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 .

From 1871 to 1918, Herny and Alsace-Lorraine were part of the German Empire , but French remained the official and colloquial language.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2015
Residents 454 450 450 436 412 394 461 498

Web links

Commons : Herny  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Administration générale des postes: Dictionnaire des postes aux lettres , Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1845.