Lorry-lès-Metz
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Moselle | |
| Community association | Metz Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 7' E | |
| height | 189-357 m | |
| surface | 6.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,786 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 293 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57050 | |
| INSEE code | 57415 | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) |
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Lorry-lès-Metz (formerly German Lorringen ) is a French commune with 1786 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Metz .
geography
The community borders in the southeast on the part of Metz to the left of the Moselle . The municipality covers 6.09 km².
history
The city bore the German name Lorringen from 1915 to 1918 and Loringen from 1940 to 1944 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 799 | 952 | 1224 | 1369 | 1365 | 1433 | 1401 | 1786 |
Culture and sights
Château Malberg
Saint-Clément church
Saint-François-de-Sales chapel
Chapel in the district of Vigneulles
Personalities
- Ker-Xavier Roussel , French painter, born in Lorry in 1867
Web links
Commons : Lorry-lès-Metz - Collection of images, videos and audio files
