Raville
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Le Pays messin | |
| Community association | Haut Chemin-Pays de Pange | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 6 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 215-310 m | |
| surface | 7.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 268 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57530 | |
| INSEE code | 57563 | |
 Saint Barthélemy Church |
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Raville (German Rollingen ) is a French commune with 268 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
Raville is located on the German Nied (Nied Allemande) , between Metz and Saint-Avold .
history
It was once a Luxembourg exclave from which one of the most important families in Luxembourg, the Lords of Rollingen , came. Their castle was destroyed during the French Revolution .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 167 | 168 | 129 | 176 | 185 | 187 | 240 |
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke (Ed.): European family tables . Volume VII, plates 33 and 34. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg 1979.
Web links
Commons : Raville - collection of images, videos and audio files
