Talange

Talange
region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Le Sillon mosellan
Community association	Rives de Moselle
Coordinates	49 ° 14 '  N , 6 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 14 '  N , 6 ° 10'  E
height	154-184 m
surface	3.70 km 2
Residents	7,707 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	2,083 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	57525
INSEE code	57663
Website	www.talange.com
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Talange (German Talingen , Lorraine Taléngen ) is a French commune with 7707 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

Talange is located a few kilometers north of Metz on the Moselle at an altitude between 154 and 184 m above sea level, the mean height is 159 m. The municipal area covers 3.7 km².

history

The place was first mentioned in 960 as Tatolinga .

Talange was on the German side of the former Franco-German language border . The Lorraine dialect is hardly spoken anymore due to demographic changes.

Population development

year	1910	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	454	5246	6985	8176	8325	7755	7782	7549	7707

Attractions

Saint-Jésus-Ouvrier church

Personalities

• Francis Piasecki (1951-2018), football player

Web links

Commons : Talange  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Walter De Gruyter - On the oldest contacts between Romans and Teutons (1970)