Klang (German: Klangen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Klang | |
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Commune | |
The chapel in Klang | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Klang ![]() | |
Klang Klang | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′10″N 6°22′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Metzervisse |
| Intercommunality | Arc mosellan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Pierrat[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
| Population | 225 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57367 /57920 |
| Elevation | 195–335 m (640–1,099 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune was constructed on the ruins of an important village of Gallo-Roman origin. As of 1661, Klang was under the control of France.
| Term | Name |
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| 2001–2008 | Roger Cridel |
| 2008–incumbent | André Pierrat |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 222 | — |
| 1975 | 237 | +0.94% |
| 1982 | 256 | +1.11% |
| 1990 | 252 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 236 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 246 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 241 | −0.41% |
| 2017 | 239 | −0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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