Illange

Illange
The town hall in Illange
Location of Illange
Illange
Illange
Coordinates: 49°19′35″N 6°10′44″E / 49.3264°N 6.1789°E / 49.3264; 6.1789
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityCA Portes de France-Thionville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Lucchini[1]
Area
1
5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,785
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57343 /57970
Elevation155–221 m (509–725 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Illange (French pronunciation: [ilɑ̃ʒ]; German: Illingen; Lorraine Franconian: Illéng/Illéngen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It adjoins Thionville.

The Fort d'Illange, a pre-World War I German fortification, is located just to the north of the town, and is operated as an open-air museum.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  • Media related to Illange at Wikimedia Commons