Luppy
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Metz | |
Canton | Faulquemont | |
Community association | Sud Messin | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 21 ′ E | |
height | 238-311 m | |
surface | 16.26 km 2 | |
Residents | 570 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57580 | |
INSEE code | 57425 | |
Website | Luppy | |
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur et Saint-Christophe church |
Luppy is a French commune with 570 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
Luppy is halfway between Metz and Château-Salins , about five kilometers east of Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport .
history
The village goes back to Gallo-Roman times and was probably called Luppiacum at that time . The wood of the roof structure in Metz Cathedral comes from the forests around Luppy.
1915-1918 and 1940-1944 the place had the Germanized name Luppingen .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
Residents | 285 | 285 | 287 | 390 | 461 | 483 | 483 | 568 |
Web links
Commons : Luppy - collection of pictures, videos and audio files