Solgne
Commune
The church in Solgne
The church in Solgne
Coat of arms of Solgne
Coat of arms
Location of Solgne
Solgne is located in France
Solgne
Solgne
Solgne is located in Grand Est
Solgne
Solgne
Coordinates: 48°58′02″N 6°17′46″E / 48.9672°N 6.2961°E / 48.9672; 6.2961
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonFaulquemont
IntercommunalitySud Messin
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Jean Stamm[1]
Area
1
7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,131
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57655 /57420
Elevation240–299 m (787–981 ft)
(avg. 281 m or 922 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Solgne (French pronunciation: [sɔlɲ]; German: Solgen) 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 2014 it had a population of 1,092.[3]

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.[3] It covers an area of 7.3 km². with 154,5 inhabitants per km² as of 2010.[3] The Solgne Fault runs through the villages of Solgne and Achatel.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Solgne" (in French). Solgne.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division (1919). A Manual of Alsace-Lorraine. H.M. Stationery Off. p. 312. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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