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 | |
|---|---|
 St. Agatha's Church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Florange  | |
  Florange  Florange | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′20″N 6°07′09″E / 49.3222°N 6.1192°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 (2021)[2] | 11,869 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 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. | |
Geography
editClimate
editClimate 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
Population
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Florange, France Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase.
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 7, 2013.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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