Boulay-Moselle (French pronunciation: [bulɛ mɔzel]; German: Bolchen, Moselle Franconian: Bolchin) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.[3] The former commune of Halling-lès-Boulay (German: Hallingen) was incorporated in the commune in January 1973.[4] Until 2015, Boulay-Moselle was a subprefecture of the Moselle department.[5]

Boulay-Moselle
The subprefecture in Boulay-Moselle
The subprefecture in Boulay-Moselle
Coat of arms of Boulay-Moselle
Location of Boulay-Moselle
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Boulay-Moselle is located in France
Boulay-Moselle
Boulay-Moselle
Boulay-Moselle is located in Grand Est
Boulay-Moselle
Boulay-Moselle
Coordinates: 49°11′03″N 6°29′39″E / 49.1842°N 6.4942°E / 49.1842; 6.4942
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonBoulay-Moselle
IntercommunalityHouve-Pays Boulageois
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Philippe Schutz[1]
Area
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19.55 km2 (7.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,524
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57097 /57220
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,785—    
1800 2,069−4.16%
1806 2,272+1.57%
1821 2,571+0.83%
1836 2,684+0.29%
1841 2,670−0.10%
1861 2,968+0.53%
1866 2,870−0.67%
1871 2,499−2.73%
1875 2,520+0.21%
1880 2,668+1.15%
1885 2,372−2.32%
1890 2,281−0.78%
1895 2,133−1.33%
1900 2,737+5.11%
1905 2,202−4.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1910 2,218+0.14%
1921 2,009−0.90%
1926 2,150+1.37%
1931 2,364+1.92%
1936 2,611+2.01%
1946 2,216−1.63%
1954 2,627+2.15%
1962 2,985+1.61%
1968 3,314+1.76%
1975 3,830+2.09%
1982 4,336+1.79%
1990 4,422+0.25%
1999 4,374−0.12%
2007 4,711+0.93%
2012 5,377+2.68%
2017 5,587+0.77%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968–2017)[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247.
  5. ^ Décret n° 2014-1721 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Boulay-Moselle, de Château-Salins, de Thionville-Ouest et de Metz-Campagne (département de la Moselle)
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Boulay-Moselle, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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