Hagondange

Hagondange
Commune
The 12th century tower in Hagondange

Coat of arms
Hagondange
Location within Grand Est region
Hagondange
Coordinates: 49°15′18″N 6°10′07″E / 49.255°N 6.1686°E / 49.255; 6.1686Coordinates: 49°15′18″N 6°10′07″E / 49.255°N 6.1686°E / 49.255; 6.1686
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Metz
Canton Le Sillon Mosellan
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Sillon mosellan
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Mahler
Area1 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 9,053
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 57283 /57300
Elevation 154–209 m (505–686 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hagondange (German: Hagendingen, Lorraine Franconian: Hoendéngen/Hoendéng) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is located 20 km (12 mi) north of Metz and 20 km (12 mi) south of Thionville.

La Tour de Guet, a tower from the twelfth century, is found within the commune.

Notable people

  • Eduard Isken (1918–1997) was a Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II.

See also

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