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Solgne

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Country
  
Department
  
Population (1999)
  
993

Arrondissement
  
Region
  
Canton
  
Area
  
7.29 km²

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Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes du Vernois

Solgne is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) by road southeast of Metz and about the same distance northeast by road from Pont-à-Mousson. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,128.

Contents

Map of 57420 Solgne, France

History

Solgne became part of France in 1661, but Alsace-Lorraine which Solgne lay in, was later under the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. Église Saint-Étienne was built in 1718 and restored in 1859. The village of Ancy-les-Solgne joined Solgne in 1810.

Geography

The commune borders the communes of Buchy, Luppy, Secourt, Sailly-Achâtel and lies at an altitude of between 240 and 299 metres above sea level. It covers an area of 7.3 km². with 154,5 inhabitants per km² as of 2010.The Solgne Fault runs through the villages of Solgne and Achatel.

Notable people

  • Paul Bonatz (1877-1956) -German architect
  • Simon Delestre (1981-) -equestrian
  • References

    Solgne Wikipedia


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