Florange (French pronunciation: [flɔʁɑ̃ʒ]; Lorraine Franconian: Fléischengen/Fléschéngen; German: Flörchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Florange | |
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Commune | |
St. Agatha's Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Florange ![]() | |
Florange Florange | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′20″N 6°07′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Fameck |
| Intercommunality | CA du Val de Fensch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémy Dick[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Population | 11,972 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Florangeois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57221 /57190 |
| Elevation | 153–232 m (502–761 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| Website | ville-florange.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Climate in area is mild with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation in all months. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate).[3]
| Climate data for Florange, France | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
6 (42) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
19 (66) |
22 (71) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
20 (68) |
14 (58) |
8 (47) |
5 (41) |
14 (58) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−2 (28) |
1 (33) |
3 (37) |
7 (44) |
10 (50) |
12 (53) |
11 (52) |
9 (49) |
5 (41) |
2 (35) |
0 (32) |
4 (40) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
56 (2.2) |
43 (1.7) |
48 (1.9) |
74 (2.9) |
74 (2.9) |
64 (2.5) |
94 (3.7) |
81 (3.2) |
56 (2.2) |
64 (2.5) |
76 (3) |
790 (31) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 12,543 | — |
| 1975 | 12,446 | −0.11% |
| 1982 | 11,766 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 11,304 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 10,778 | −0.53% |
| 2007 | 11,039 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 11,516 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 11,951 | +0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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