Thil (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Briey | |
| Canton | Villerupt | |
| Community association | Pays Haut Val d'Alzette | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 55' E | |
| height | 340-431 m | |
| surface | 3.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,877 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 565 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 54880 | |
| INSEE code | 54521 | |
 Memorial (Crypte de Thil) |
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Thil (German: Thiel , Lorraine: Til ) is a French commune with 1,877 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
Neighboring communities are Hussigny-Godbrange in the north, Rédange in the north, Villerupt in the east, and Tiercelet in the south. Thil also owned a train station on the Valleroy – Villerupt railway line .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1089 as Tileis .
During the Second World War , the Thil subcamp of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp was located in Thiel . Nowadays a memorial (Crypte de Thil) commemorates the concentration camp.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 2,310 | 2,760 | 2,272 | 1,904 | 1,742 | 1,575 | 1,616 | 1,877 |
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Attractions
- Église paroissiale de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge: built between 1843 and 1845 to replace the old church
- Chapel of Sainte-Claire
Web links
Commons : Thil - collection of images, videos and audio files
