Kuntzig (French pronunciation: [kyntsiʃ]; German: Künzig; Lorraine Franconian: Kënzech/Kënzeg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 1988 it ceded part of its territory to the new commune of Stuckange.[3]
Kuntzig | |
|---|---|
 The church in Kuntzig | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Kuntzig  | |
  Kuntzig  Kuntzig | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′49″N 6°14′29″E / 49.3469°N 6.2414°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Metzervisse |
| Intercommunality | CA Portes de France-Thionville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Becker[1] |
Area 1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,362 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57372 /57970 |
| Elevation | 161–200 m (528–656 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 668 | — |
| 1954 | 808 | +2.41% |
| 1962 | 1,251 | +5.62% |
| 1975 | 1,459 | +1.19% |
| 1982 | 1,690 | +2.12% |
| 1990 | 1,088 | −5.36% |
| 1999 | 1,059 | −0.30% |
| 2007 | 1,056 | −0.04% |
| 2012 | 1,245 | +3.35% |
| 2017 | 1,314 | +1.08% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Kuntzig, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit
Media related to Kuntzig at Wikimedia Commons
