Haute-Kontz
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Thionville | |
Canton | Bouzonville | |
Community association | Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 19' E | |
height | 145-286 m | |
surface | 6.41 km 2 | |
Residents | 588 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 92 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57480 | |
INSEE code | 57371 | |
Saint-Hubert church |
Haute-Kontz (German Oberkontz , Lorraine Uewer-Konz ) is a French commune with 588 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville .
geography
Haute-Kontz is located near the border triangle Luxembourg-France-Germany, at the confluence of the Gander in the Moselle at an altitude of between 145 and 286 m above sea level. The municipality covers 6.41 km².
history
Like the neighboring municipality of Contz-les-Bains ( Niederkontz ), the village has belonged to France since 1661.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 372 | 361 | 362 | 369 | 395 | 439 | 506 | 588 |
Web links
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