Créhange

Créhange (Lorraine Franconian and German Krischingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The writer Joël Egloff (born 1970) was born in Créhange.

Créhange
The church in Créhange
Coat of arms
Location of Créhange
Créhange
Créhange
Coordinates: 49°03′49″N 6°34′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonFaulquemont
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du District urbain de Faulquemont
Government
  Mayor (20082014) François Lavergne
Area
1
10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,868
  Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57159 /57690
Elevation232–388 m (761–1,273 ft)
(avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ruin of the castle of Créhange

It had a population of 3900 in 1999.

Until 1793, Créhange was the capital of the County of Kriechingen, a state of the Holy Roman Empire.

See also


  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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