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Thionville

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RégionLorraine
DépartementMoselle
Arrondissementchief town of 2 arrondissements
Cantonchief town of 2 cantons
Postal Code 57100
INSEE Code
Habitants Thionvillois m
Thionvilloise f
Population 40,907(1999)
Area 49.86 km²
Density 820.43/km²
Website: www.mairie-thionville.fr
Politics
Mayor: Jean Marie Demange
since 1995

Thionville (German: Diedenhofen), is a town and commune in the Moselle département, in the Lorraine région, France. The city is located near the Moselle River.

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Demographics

The population has boomed in the Industrial Revolution, but economic slowdown of the 1970s affected Thionville and ares. The population began to decrease. The population rose again in the 1990s and in suburban Hettange Grande in the east while the western part of the new agglomeration are decreasing aroung Hayange. The aggomeration is still losing population but the decrease has been slowed down. Due to his proximity to Luxembourg (15 kilometers far from the border), population and quality of life are both increasing since the end of 1990s - early 2000s.

History

The Siege of Thionville in June of 1639 occurred as part of the Thirty Years' War.

Industry

Administration

Incorporations:

Thionville is divided into two cantons (districts). It belongs to Thionville Est (East), while the seat of the district of Thionville Ouest (West) which it does not form a part of Thionville:

  • Thionville Est (East): 19,063 (46.6% of the total population)
  • Thionville Ouest (West): 21,844 (53.4% of the total population)

External link

  • Mapquest - Thionville (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=FR&location=eOSMG0gT8Eeh9VxtwXTIeYgr2Dqzu75mPhwc%2bQGyLqk%2fepEOfEo1F%2fRJvCX3liUTW%2fetn205%2fXf%2bp9TQ6bpQKeGyITQqJu%2fNWoFPnbZt%2bYw%3d)fr:Thionville

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