Many (Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Community association | District Urbain de Faulquemont | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 6 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 242-328 m | |
| surface | 8.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 259 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57380 | |
| INSEE code | 57442 | |
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Many (German Niederum ) is a French commune with 259 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Many is located about 30 kilometers southeast of Metz and seven kilometers southwest of Faulquemont .
history
In the Middle Ages the village was still in the German-speaking area and was first mentioned as Manheim in 1180 (1186: Niderheim, 1267: Nidrehem), but has been Francophone for centuries . An old Roman road leads past to the north, and to the south are the remains of the village of Marcourt , which was abandoned around 1580.
Many has belonged to France since 1766. From 1871–1918 it belonged again temporarily to the German Empire , but French remained the official and colloquial language.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 175 | 171 | 172 | 170 | 196 | 237 | 250 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernest Nègre - Toponymie générale de la France: Tome 2, Formations non-romanes (1996)