Cattenom (French pronunciation: [katnɔm]; Luxembourgish pronunciation: [kɑʔnɔ̃] Luxembourgish: Kettenuewen; German: Kattenhofen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Cattenom | |
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 Nuclear power plant | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Cattenom  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 6°15′00″E / 49.4167°N 6.250000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Intercommunality | Cattenom et Environs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Zenner[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.47 km2 (9.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,606 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57124 /57570 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editIt lies about 8 kilometres north of Thionville. The localities of Homeldange, Husange (aka Hussange) and Sentzich are incorporated in the commune.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,851 | — |
| 1975 | 2,374 | +3.62% |
| 1982 | 2,209 | −1.02% |
| 1990 | 2,190 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 2,272 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 2,549 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 2,749 | +1.52% |
| 2017 | 2,654 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Toponymy
editFormer names:[4] Cathenem (1182), Kettenem (1214), Kettenhem (1329), Kettenheim (1400), Kerthenhem (1426), Katenem (1432), Kettenheim (1481), Keluchem / Ketenhon / Cetenhem / Kentuchen / Kettenoffen (1544), Kettenhoven (1568-1570), Cettenhouen (1589), Kattenhous (1594), Catnum (16th century), Katenom (1668), Catnom (1685), Kethenoven (1686), Cattenom (1793).
Nuclear power station
editCattenom is well known for its nuclear power plant, which was built from 1987 to 1992. An artificial lake has been introduced to cool the four nuclear reactors. The creation of this lake has led to the flooding of Ouvrage Kobenbusch, part of the Maginot Line.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ de Bouteille, Ernest (1868). Dictionnaire topographique de l'ancien département de la Moselle (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale.
External links
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- Official website (in French)