Algrange

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)
Commune
The church in Algrange
Coat of arms
Location of Algrange
Algrange Show map of France Algrange Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°21′36″N 6°02′56″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  (2022)[2]	5,928
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/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

Historical population

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%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities

• 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

• Communes of the Moselle department