Rurange-lès-Thionville

Rurange-lès-Thionville (French pronunciation: [ʁyʁɑ̃ʒ lɛ tjɔ̃vil], literally Rurange near Thionville; German: Rörchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Rurange-lès-Thionville
Commune
The church in Rurange-lès-Thionville
Coat of arms
Location of Rurange-lès-Thionville
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Coordinates: 49°16′40″N 6°14′01″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Metzervisse
Intercommunality	CC de l'Arc Mosellan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Rosaire[1]
Area 1	8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,349
• Density	260/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57602 /57310
Elevation	159–231 m (522–758 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 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	553	—
1975	742	+4.29%
1982	1,044	+5.00%
1990	1,560	+5.15%
1999	1,630	+0.49%
2007	2,051	+2.91%
2012	2,368	+2.92%
2017	2,494	+1.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department