Canton of Metzervisse
| Canton of Metzervisse | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| main place | Metzervisse |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 37,377 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 160 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 234.16 km² |
| Communities | 27 |
| INSEE code | 5714 |
 Location of the canton of Metzervisse in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Metzervisse is a French constituency in the Arrondissement of Thionville , in the Moselle department and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
history
The canton was founded on February 15, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "District of Thionville". In 1801 he came to the new Arrondissement of Thionville. From 1871 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1944 there was no further subdivision of the then " District Diedenhofen ". After the division of this district, the area belonged to the Diedenhofen-Ost district from 1901 to 1919 . Until 2015, 23 municipalities belonged to the canton of Metzervisse. When the cantons were reorganized in France, Metzervisse was one of the few cantons whose territory remained unchanged.
geography
The canton is located in the north of the Moselle department.
Communities
The canton consists of 27 municipalities with a total of 37,377 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 234.16 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboncourt | Aubonco | Endorf | 351 | 5.90 | 57920 | 57001 |
| Basse-Ham | Nidder-Ham | Niederham | 2,237 | 10.05 | 57970 | 57287 |
| Bertrange | Bertréngen / Bertréng | Bertringen | 2,691 | 6.82 | 57310 | 57067 |
| Bettelainville | Berschdrëf of Betschtrëf | Bettsdorf | 625 | 13.71 | 57640 | 57072 |
| Bousse | Penance | Buss | 3,174 | 8.81 | 57310 | 57102 |
| Buding | Bëddéngen | Büdingen (Kr.Diedenhofen-Ost) | 588 | 6.36 | 57920 | 57117 |
| Budling | Bidléngen | Bidlingen | 176 | 5.73 | 57970 | 57118 |
| Distroff | Dischdrëf / Dischtrof | Diesdorf | 1,773 | 7.93 | 57925 | 57179 |
| Elzange | Eelséngen | Elsingen | 721 | 4.01 | 57970 | 57191 |
| Guénange | Genengen | Niederginingen | 7.210 | 8.35 | 57310 | 57269 |
| Hombourg-Budange | Homrech-Ower-Biddéngen / -Owerbiddéngen | Homburg-Bidingen | 556 | 15.44 | 57920 | 57331 |
| Inglange | Engléng / Engléngen | Inglés | 441 | 5.72 | 57970 | 57345 |
| Kédange-sur-Canner | Kedéngen / Kiedéngen | Kedingen | 1,087 | 3.91 | 57920 | 57358 |
| Kemplich | Kemplech | Kemplich | 168 | 5.54 | 57920 | 57359 |
| sound | Sounds | Sounds | 239 | 4.19 | 57920 | 57367 |
| King smack | Kinneksmaacher / Maacher | Kingmakers | 2,244 | 18.40 | 57970 | 57370 |
| Kuntzig | Kënzeg / Kënzech | Kunzig | 1.314 | 4.51 | 57970 | 57372 |
| Luttange | Liténgen of Léiténg | Lüttingen / (Leuchtingen) | 892 | 12.83 | 57935 | 57426 |
| Metz Ash | Metzeresch | Metzeresch | 949 | 9.56 | 57920 | 57464 |
| Metzervisse | Metzerwis | Metzerwiese | 2,271 | 8.99 | 57940 | 57465 |
| Monneren | Monner | Monnern | 420 | 11.06 | 57920 | 57476 |
| Oudrenne | Uderen | Udern | 740 | 20.38 | 57970 | 57531 |
| Rurange-lès-Thionville | Rurchéngen / Rurchéng | Rörchingen | 2,494 | 8.87 | 57310 | 57602 |
| Stuckange | Stickéng | Stückingen | 1,073 | 4.44 | 57970 | 57767 |
| Valmestroff | Wameschdrëf of Waalmeschdrëf | Walmesdorf | 308 | 3.78 | 57970 | 57689 |
| Veckring | Alarm ranks | Wake-up rings | 670 | 6.65 | 57920 | 57704 |
| Volstroff | Wolschdrëf / Wolschtrof | Wolsdorf | 1.965 | 12.22 | 57940 | 57733 |
| Canton of Metzervisse | Metzerwis | Metzerwiese | 37,377 | 234.16 | - | - |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22,705 | 26,872 | 28,637 | 30,088 | 29,856 | 30,421 | 32,723 | 35,972 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Isabelle Rauch / Pierre Zenner (both UDI) won against Jean-Marc Bertram / Jeanine Contou (both FN ) with 61.11% of the votes (turnout: 43.86%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945–19 .. | Alphonse Glad | DVD |
| 19 - 1970 | M. Kremer | MRP , then Center démocrate |
| 1970-1976 | Robert Schmitt | Républicains sociaux |
| 1976-1982 | Jean-Marie Aubron | PS |
| 1982-1988 | François Putz | UDF |
| 1988-2008 | Jean-Marie Aubron | PS |
| 2008-2015 | Jean-Pierre La Vaullée | PS |
| 2015– | Isabelle Rauch Pierre Zenner |
UDI |
(1) since 2015 departmental councilor