Illange | |
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The town hall in Illange | |
Coordinates: 49°19′35″N 6°10′44″E / 49.3264°N 6.1789°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Thionville |
Canton | Yutz |
Intercommunality | CA Portes de France-Thionville |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Lucchini[1] |
Area 1 | 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,799 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57343 /57970 |
Elevation | 155–221 m (509–725 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Illange (French pronunciation: [ilɑ̃ʒ]; German: Illingen; Lorraine Franconian: Illéng/Illéngen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It adjoins Thionville.
The Fort d'Illange, a pre-World War I German fortification, is located just to the north of the town, and is operated as an open-air museum.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Illange at Wikimedia Commons