Maizières-lès-Metz

Maizières-lès-Metz
region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Le Sillon mosellan
Community association	Rives de Moselle
Coordinates	49 ° 13 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ E
height	159-206 m
surface	8.92 km 2
Residents	11,388 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,277 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	57280
INSEE code	57433
Website	http://www.ville-maizieres-les-metz.fr/

Maizières-lès-Metz ( Lorraine Welschmaacher ; German also Macheren ) is a French commune with 11,388 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until 2015 ). The inhabitants call themselves Maiziérois .

geography

The municipality of Maizières-lès-Metz is located in the Moselle valley , twelve kilometers north of Metz . The A4 and A31 motorways intersect in the southeast of the municipality .

Macheren at the beginning of the 20th century

history

The place was first mentioned in 977 as Maidera , in 1218 as Masieres . In 1558 the place was occupied by the French and ceded to France in 1648. From 1871 to 1918 the place belonged again to the German Empire as Maizières near Metz . From 1915 to 1918 he carried the Germanized name Macheren , 1940 to 1944 Machern bei Metz . In 1944 there was some war damage.

The family name de Maizière comes from this place.

Population development

year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2017
Residents	3,418	8,817	9,834	11,024	9,790	8,901	9,344	10,650	11,388

Attractions

Walygator Parc is located in the north of the municipality .

There is an outpost base of the " Ligne Maginot aquatique " at Maizières-lès-Metz. This is open to tourists and is located on the "Route de la Ligne Maginot aquatique". At Barst, private individuals and the municipality have created a fortress park that offers an insight into this part of the Maginot Line. A permanently installed Renault FT tank is the starting point of a trench system, the end of which was secured by an artillery casemate for a 75 mm gun.