Volmerange-les-Mines | |
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 The town hall and church in Volmerange-les-Mines | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Volmerange-les-Mines | |
  Volmerange-les-Mines  Volmerange-les-Mines | |
| Coordinates:49°26′35″N6°04′52″E / 49.4431°N 6.0811°E /49.4431; 6.0811 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Intercommunality | Cattenom et environs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Maurice Lorentz[1] |
Area 1 | 12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,284 |
| • Density | 176.8/km2 (457.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57731 /57330 |
| Elevation | 294–429 m (965–1,407 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Volmerange-les-Mines (French pronunciation:[vɔlməʁɑ̃ʒlemin]; German:Wollmeringen[ˈvɔlməʁɪŋən];Luxembourgish:Wuelmereng[ˈvu̯əlməʀeŋ];Lorraine Franconian:Wuelmeréngen/Wollmeréng) is acommune in the region ofMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-eastern France.
It lies on theinternational border withLuxembourg, with the settlement being almost contiguous with the Luxembourgish town ofDudelange. TheVolmerange-les-Mines railway station offers connections toBettembourg in Luxembourg.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,511 | — |
| 1975 | 1,607 | +0.88% |
| 1982 | 1,767 | +1.37% |
| 1990 | 1,755 | −0.09% |
| 1999 | 1,725 | −0.19% |
| 2007 | 2,031 | +2.06% |
| 2012 | 2,018 | −0.13% |
| 2017 | 2,189 | +1.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Volmerange-les-Mines istwinned with:
Calusco d'Adda, Italy
Saint-Genest-d'Ambière, France
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