Rurange-lès-Thionville
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Metzervisse | |
| Community association | Arc Mosellan | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 17 ' N , 6 ° 14' E | |
| height | 159-231 m | |
| surface | 8.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,494 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 281 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57310 | |
| INSEE code | 57602 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Rurange-lès-Thionville (German Rörchingen , Lorraine Rurchéngen ) is a French commune with 2,494 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Rurange-lès-Thionville is about eleven kilometers southeast of Thionville . The two southern villages of Logne ( Leiserhof ) and Montrequienne ( Monterchen ) have also belonged to the municipality since 1812 .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1179 as Runeringa and has belonged to France since 1661.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 352 | 553 | 742 | 1,044 | 1,560 | 1,630 | 2,051 | 2,502 |
Web links
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