Lorquin
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Lorquin (French pronunciation: [lɔʁkɛ̃]; German: Lörchingen; Lorraine Franconian: Lëëschinge) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Lorquin | |
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The chapel in Lorquin | |
![]() Location of Lorquin | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 6°59′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Jully[1] |
Area 1 | 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,150 |
| • Density | 131/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57414 /57790 |
| Elevation | 260–341 m (853–1,119 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
