Rosselange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Hayange | |
| Community association | Pays Orne Moselle | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 16 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| height | 164–331 m | |
| surface | 5.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,693 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 503 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57780 | |
| INSEE code | 57597 | |
| Website | Rosselange | |
 Saint-Georges church |
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Rosselange (German Rosslingen ) is a French commune with 2693 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville .
geography
Rosselange is located a little south of Thionville at an altitude between 164 and 331 m above sea level. The municipal area covers 5.35 square kilometers.
history
The place was first mentioned in 775 as Rocheringas and has belonged to France since 1659.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 5064 | 4485 | 3923 | 3601 | 3242 | 3101 | 2980 | 2693 |
traffic
The Rosselange station was on the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway line .
Personalities
- Jean-Baptist Feilen (born May 29, 1904 in Rosslingen; † 1991) was a German communist miner (KPD / SED), resistance fighter against National Socialism, prisoner in Buchenwald concentration camp and department head of the Thuringian state police
Web links
Commons : Rosselange - collection of images, videos and audio files
