Algrange
Commune in Moselle, France
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Algrange (French pronunciation: [algʁɑ̃ʒ]; Lorraine Franconian: Oolgréngen or Algréngen; German: Algringen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. They have an association football team, AS Algrange, playing in the regional divisions, who reached the 8th round of the 2000–01 Coupe de France, losing on penalties to Levallois SC.[3]
Algrange
Oolgréngen / Algréngen (Lorraine Franconian) | |
|---|---|
The church in Algrange | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Algrange | |
  Algrange  Algrange | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′36″N 6°02′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Algrange |
| Intercommunality | CA Val de Fensch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Peron[1] |
Area 1 | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,802 |
| • Density | 834/km2 (2,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57012 /57440 |
| Elevation | 221–405 m (725–1,329 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,658 | — |
| 1975 | 7,658 | −1.74% |
| 1982 | 6,767 | −1.75% |
| 1990 | 6,325 | −0.84% |
| 1999 | 6,198 | −0.23% |
| 2007 | 6,343 | +0.29% |
| 2012 | 6,381 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 6,144 | −0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
- Hervé Laborne (born 7 October 1946), electrical engineer and President of university.
- Adolf Wagner (1 October 1890 – 12 April 1944): Gauleiter of the Gau München-Oberbayern.
- Josef Wagner (12 January 1899 – 22 April or 2 May 1945): Gauleiter of the Gau of Westphalia-South.
