Imling
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Sarrebourg | |
| Community association | Sarrebourg Moselle Sud | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 43 ' N , 7 ° 1' E | |
| height | 245-313 m | |
| surface | 6.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 724 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 118 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57400 | |
| INSEE code | 57344 | |
Imling (German Imlingen ) is a French commune with 724 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins .
geography
The municipality of Imling is located on the upper Saar , about three kilometers southwest of Sarrebourg at an altitude between 245 and 313 m above sea level. The Rhine-Marne Canal and the N4 trunk road ( Strasbourg - Nancy ) run through the south of the 6.11 km² municipal area .
history
Other spellings were: Ymelingen (15th century), Imelingen (1594), Immelingen (1719).
The village has belonged to France since 1661.
See also: Imling Jewish Community and Synagogue (Imling) .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 491 | 542 | 720 | 718 | 716 | 653 | 686 |
Culture and sights
Holy Cross Church
synagogue
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Railway network
In the area of the municipality of Imling, the direction of operation of the Strasbourg-Paris railway line will be changed between right-hand traffic (rail network in Alsace) and left-hand traffic (rail network in the French heartland). With a track overpass (called “saut de mouton” / “mutton jump” in French) one direction track is pulled over the other to change sides. This method enables a change of direction without switches.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Xaver Kraus - Art and Antiquity in Alsace-Lorraine: Descriptive Statistics (1886)
- Jump over tracks between Alsace and the rest of France: fr: Saut-de-mouton