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| Coordinates:49°19′48″N6°03′46″E / 49.33°N 6.0628°E /49.33; 6.0628 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Hayange |
| Intercommunality | CA Val de Fensch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Fabien Engelmann[1] (RN) |
Area 1 | 12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 16,013 |
| • Density | 1,309/km2 (3,391/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57306 /57700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hayange (French pronunciation:[ajɑ̃ʒorhajɑ̃ʒ];German:Hayingen;Lorraine Franconian:Héngen/Haiéngen) is a towncommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.
Outlying villages include Marspich and Saint-Nicolas-en-Forêt, Konacker and Ranguevaux.
Archaeological evidence indicates that iron ore was already mined here in Roman times. Human settlement in the area during theMerovingian period is confirmed by a Merovingian cemetery discovered by iron miners in the Hamévillers Valley, on the edge of Hayange and along the line of a Roman road believed to have linkedRheims withMetz.
During the early medieval period the town was known as "Heiyingen Villa", a name indicating a settlement within a forested area. The first mention of the town in an official record dates from 821, during the reign ofLouis the Pious, Western Emperor andKing of the Franks, one of the sons ofCharlemagne.
In 1941 during Nazi occupation, Reichswerke Hermann Göring founded Hüttenverwaltung Westmark GmbH to utilise the towns iron mine for manufacturing munitions, they used ordnance code ljy.[3] Hayange was liberated by the American 357th Infantry (90th Division) after a short battle with the German 559th Grenadier Division on 10 September 1944.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 22,122 | — |
| 1975 | 19,589 | −1.72% |
| 1982 | 17,044 | −1.97% |
| 1990 | 15,599 | −1.10% |
| 1999 | 15,189 | −0.30% |
| 2007 | 15,135 | −0.04% |
| 2012 | 15,754 | +0.80% |
| 2017 | 15,811 | +0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Hayange is located in the iron manufacturing region ofLorraine; within Hayange is the formerSogerail plant, a railway rail manufacturer, dating to 1892 asUsine Saint Jacques.
Hayange is located at the crossroads of the D952 and the D13/57 near the A30.
Hayange railway station offers a daily link toLuxembourg and Metz.
Hayange has daily bus service to Luxembourg, Thionville and Metz.
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