Florange

Also known as Fleuranges

Florange (; Lorraine Franconian: Fléischengen/Fléschéngen; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Place details

Locality: Florange
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 0

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Key facts

French commune.name: Florange
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Eglise Florange.jpg
French commune.caption: St. Agatha's Church
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason de la ville de Florange (Moselle).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Thionville
French commune.canton: Fameck
French commune.INSEE: 57221
French commune.postal code: 57190
French commune.mayor: Rémy Dick
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA du Val de Fensch
French commune.elevation m: 170
French commune.elevation min m: 153
French commune.elevation max m: 232
French commune.area km2: 13.18
French commune.demonym: Florangeois(es)
French commune.website: ville-florange.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Florange
Population: 11891
Area: 13.16
Elevation: 177
Official website: florange.fr
Image: Eglise Florange 3.JPG

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Commons category: Florange
postal code: 57190
male population: 5830
female population: 6121
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-82-59-32-60
fax number: +33-3-82-59-32-74

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Florange (; Lorraine Franconian: Fléischengen/Fléschéngen; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

==History== Between 1870 and 1918, the German state occupied Florange, which was then known as Flörchingen. The blacksmith's art and then steelmaking have been a constant in the city ever since the De Wendel family installed itself and Jean-Martin Wendel (1665-1737), who founded the industrial fortune of the family.