Kanfen

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Kanfen
Coat of arms of Kanfen
Kanfen (France)
Kanfen
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Thionville
Canton Yutz
Community association Cattenom et Environs
Coordinates 49 ° 26 '  N , 6 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 26 '  N , 6 ° 7'  E
height 198-400 m
surface 8.50 km 2
Residents 1,174 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 138 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 57330
INSEE code

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Kanfen is a French commune with 1,174 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville .

geography

The municipality of Kanfen is located near the border with Luxembourg , about nine kilometers northwest of Thionville at an altitude of between 198 and 400 m above sea level. The municipal area covers 8.5 km².

history

The place was first mentioned in 1239 as Cantevanne and has belonged to France since 1661, with an interruption from 1871 to 1918 ( Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine ).

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 503 483 469 615 722 776 982

Culture and sights

the Saint-Maurice church southwest of the village center

Web links

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