Zoufftgen
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CountryFrance
Area
16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi)1
Population
(2022)[2]
1,271Demonym(s)Zoufftgenois, Zoufftgenoises
Zoufftgen | |
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 The mairie (town hall) in Zoufftgen | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Zoufftgen  | |
  Zoufftgen  Zoufftgen | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′47″N 6°08′01″E / 49.4631°N 6.1336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Intercommunality | Cattenom et Environs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Paquet[1] |
Area 1 | 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,271 |
| • Density | 76.1/km2 (197/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Zoufftgenois, Zoufftgenoises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57764 /57330 |
| Elevation | 200–395 m (656–1,296 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Zoufftgen (French pronunciation: [zufgən];[3][4] German: Suftgen; Luxembourgish: Suuftgen [ˈzuːftɕən] ⓘ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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2006 rail crash
On the morning of 11 October 2006 a passenger train and a goods train collided head-on, killing six people.
