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Florange

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

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Locality: Florange
Region: Grand Est
Country: France

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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

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Florange
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Thionville-Ouest
Population: +12035
Area: +13.16
Elevation: +177
Capital of: canton of Florange
Shares border with: Uckange
Official website: florange.fr
Image: Eglise Florange 3.JPG

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Economy
Geography
Climate
Population
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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.