Hagondange

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

Hagondange
The 12th century tower in Hagondange
Coat of arms
Location of Hagondange
Hagondange
Hagondange
Coordinates: 49°15′18″N 6°10′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLe Sillon Mosellan
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Sillon mosellan
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Mahler
Area
1
5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,242
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57283 /57300
Elevation154–209 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.

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

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