Contz-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃ts le bɛ̃]; Lorraine Franconian: Nidderkonz; German: Niederkontz) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Contz-les-Bains
The church in Contz-les-Bains
The church in Contz-les-Bains
Coat of arms of Contz-les-Bains
Location of Contz-les-Bains
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Contz-les-Bains is located in France
Contz-les-Bains
Contz-les-Bains
Contz-les-Bains is located in Grand Est
Contz-les-Bains
Contz-les-Bains
Coordinates: 49°27′10″N 6°20′50″E / 49.4528°N 6.3472°E / 49.4528; 6.3472
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonBouzonville
IntercommunalityBouzonvillois-Trois Frontières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Licht[1]
Area
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3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
519
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57152 /57480
Elevation146–314 m (479–1,030 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 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 is located in the Pays de Sierck at the confluence of the Sauer (known in French as the Sûre) and the Moselle, which form the borders with Luxembourg and Germany. Just over the border in Germany is the town of Perl in Saarland, and the neighboring town in Luxembourg is Schengen.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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