Solgne

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Solgne

(2021–2026) Jean Stamm^[1]Area

7.29 km² (2.81 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,131 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57655 /57420

Elevation240–299 m (787–981 ft)
(avg. 281 m or 922 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Solgne (French pronunciation: [sɔlɲ]; German: Solgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) by road southeast of Metz and about the same distance northeast by road from Pont-à-Mousson. As of 2014 it had a population of 1,092.^[3]

History

Solgne became part of France in 1661, but Alsace-Lorraine which Solgne lay in, was later under the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. Église Saint-Étienne was built in 1718 and restored in 1859. The village of Ancy-les-Solgne joined Solgne in 1810.

Geography

The commune borders the communes of Buchy, Luppy, Secourt, Sailly-Achâtel and lies at an altitude of between 240 and 299 metres above sea level.^[3] It covers an area of 7.3 km². with 154,5 inhabitants per km² as of 2010.^[3] The Solgne Fault runs through the villages of Solgne and Achatel.^[4]

Notable people

Paul Bonatz (1877-1956) -German architect
Simon Delestre (1981-) -equestrian

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Solgne" (in French). Solgne.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^ Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division (1919). A Manual of Alsace-Lorraine. H.M. Stationery Off. p. 312. Retrieved 23 January 2013.