Volmerange-les-Mines

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CountryFrance
Area
1
12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
2,289
Volmerange-les-Mines
The town hall and church in Volmerange-les-Mines
The town hall and church in Volmerange-les-Mines
Coat of arms of Volmerange-les-Mines
Location of Volmerange-les-Mines
Volmerange-les-Mines is located in France
Volmerange-les-Mines
Volmerange-les-Mines
Volmerange-les-Mines is located in Grand Est
Volmerange-les-Mines
Volmerange-les-Mines
Coordinates: 49°26′35″N 6°04′52″E / 49.4431°N 6.0811°E / 49.4431; 6.0811
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityCattenom et environs
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Maurice Lorentz[1]
Area
1
12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,289
  Density177.2/km2 (458.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57731 /57330
Elevation294–429 m (965–1,407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Volmerange-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [vɔlməʁɑ̃ʒ le min]; German: Wollmeringen [ˈvɔlməʁɪŋən]; Luxembourgish: Wuelmereng [ˈvu̯əlməʀeŋ]; Lorraine Franconian: Wuelmeréngen/Wollmeréng) is a commune in the region of Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It lies on the international border with Luxembourg, with the settlement being almost contiguous with the Luxembourgish town of Dudelange. The Volmerange-les-Mines railway station offers connections to Bettembourg in Luxembourg.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,511    
1975 1,607+0.88%
1982 1,767+1.37%
1990 1,755−0.09%
1999 1,725−0.19%
2007 2,031+2.06%
2012 2,018−0.13%
2017 2,189+1.64%
2023 2,289+0.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Volmerange-les-Mines is twinned with:

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