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 / 49.36°N 6.0489°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
edit| 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% |
| 2023 | 5,802 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
edit- 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Les résultats de la Coupe de France de Football 2000-2001" [The results of the Coupe de France de Football 2000-2001] (in French). Footballenfrance.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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