Racrange
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
Canton | Sarralbe | |
Community association | Saint-Avold synergy | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 55 ' N , 6 ° 40' E | |
height | 229-283 m | |
surface | 7.16 km 2 | |
Residents | 605 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 84 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57340 | |
INSEE code | 57560 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-racrange.com/ |
Racrange (German Rakringen ) is a French commune with 605 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement .
geography
The village is 40 kilometers southeast of Metz .
history
The place was first mentioned in 926 as Racheringa . Other names were Raikeringe (1181) and Raqueringuen (1361).
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
Residents | 501 | 528 | 600 | 543 | 570 | 599 |
Attractions
- Saint-Léger church from 1746
Web links
Commons : Racrange - collection of images, videos and audio files