Solgne
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Community association | Sud Messin | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 6 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 240-299 m | |
| surface | 7.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,109 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 152 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57420 | |
| INSEE code | 57655 | |
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Solgne (German Solgen ) is a French commune with 1109 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
Solgne is located southeast of Metz at an altitude between 240 and 299 m above sea level, the mean height is 281 m. The municipal area covers 7.29 km².
history
The place belonged to France from 1661 and was a municipality of the German Empire between 1871 and 1918 as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine . After the Treaty of Versailles , Solgen fell again to France and was under the German civil administration of the Reichsgau Westmark during the German occupation from 1940 to 1944 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 284 | 257 | 315 | 498 | 881 | 993 | 1,076 |
Personalities
The south German architect Paul Bonatz (1877–1956) was born in Solgne.
