Zoufftgen
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Yutz | |
| Community association | Cattenom et Environs | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 6 ° 8' E | |
| height | 200-395 m | |
| surface | 16.70 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,222 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57330 | |
| INSEE code | 57764 | |
 Mairie Zoufftgen |
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Zoufftgen (German Suftgen , Lorraine Suftge , Luxembourgish Suuftgen ) is a French commune with 1,222 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Thionville .
geography
Zoufftgen is located about eleven kilometers north of Thionville on the border with Luxembourg at an altitude between 200 and 395 m above sea level. The area of the municipality covers 16.7 km². Zoufftgen is surrounded by the neighboring communities Frisingen in the north, Hagen and Basse-Rentgen in the northeast, Roussy-le-Village in the east, Hettange-Grande in the southeast, Kanfen and Volmerange-les-Mines in the southwest and Dudelange in the west.
history
The place has belonged to France since 1769, with an interruption from 1871 to 1918 ( Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine ) and is surrounded by large forest areas.
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 637 | 470 | 455 | 490 | 664 | 597 | 608 | 676 | 1222 |
Culture and sights
Saint-Rémi church
Economy and Infrastructure
Zoufftgen is located directly on the E 25, the next motorway entrance is in Kanfen . Locally over the running track from Thionville to Luxembourg of the SNCF . On October 11, 2006, two trains belonging to the SNCF and CFL collided in Zoufftgen , killing six people and injuring 20 others.
