Thionville

Statistics
Région	Lorraine
Département	Moselle
Arrondissement	chief town of 2 arrondissements
Canton	chief town of 2 cantons
Postal Code
INSEE Code
Habitants	Thionvillois m Thionvilloise f
Population	40,907(1999)
Area	49.86 km²/4,986 ha
Density	820.43/km²
Website:	www.mairie-thionville.fr
Politics
Mayor:	Jean Marie Demange since 1995

Thionville (German: Diedenhofen), is a city in the département of Moselle in the Lorraine région, France. The city is located near the Moselle River.

Contents

1 Demographics 2 History 3 Industry 4 Administration 5 External links

Demographics

The population has boomed in the Industrial Revolution, but economic slowdown of the 1970s affected Thionville and ares. The population began to decrease. The population rose again in the 19902 and in suburban Hettange Grande in the east while the western part of the new agglomeration are decreasing aroung Hayange . The aggomeration is still losing population but the decrease has been slowed down.

History

The Siege of Thionville in June of 1639 occurred as part of the Thirty Years' War. [] (in French)

Industry

• Iron and steel plant
• Chemical plant
• Cement factury

Administration

Incorporations:

• Veymerange , in 1967
• Volkrange , in 1970
• Garche (not continguous with the rest of the commune, Kœking and Œutrange in 1970

Thionville is divided into two cantons (districts). It belongs to Thionville Est (East), while the seat of the district of Thionville Ouest (West) which it does not form a part of Thrionville:

• Thionville Est (East): 19,063 (46.6% of the total population)
• Thionville Ouest (West): 21,844 (53.4% of the total population)

External links

• Mapquest - Thionville