Créhange (French pronunciation: ​[kʁe.ɑ̃ʒ]; Lorraine Franconian and German Krischingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The writer Joël Egloff (born 1970) was born in Créhange. It had a population of 3,868 in 2017.

Créhange
Commune
The church in Créhange
Coat of arms
Location of Créhange
Créhange Show map of France Créhange Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°03′49″N 6°34′58″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Faulquemont
Intercommunality	CC District urbain de Faulquemont
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Lavergne[1]
Area 1	10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,871
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57159 /57690
Elevation	232–388 m (761–1,273 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Until 1793, Créhange was the capital of the County of Kriechingen, a state of the Holy Roman Empire.

See also

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• Communes of the Moselle department

References

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