Yutz

Yutz (French pronunciation: ​[jys], German: Jeutz, Lorraine Franconian: Jäiz) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, close to the borders with both Luxembourg and Germany. It was created in 1971 by merging the old communes of Basse-Yutz and Haute-Yutz.[1] Macquenom is also a part of the commune since 1810.

For the slang term meaning a foolish or incompetent person, see List of English words of Yiddish origin.

Yutz
Commune
The temple in Yutz
Coat of arms
Location of Yutz
Yutz
Yutz
Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 6°11′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityPortes de France-Thionville
Government
 • Mayor (2016-2020) Bruno Sapin
Area
1
13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
16,338
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57757 /57970
Elevation147–217 m (482–712 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is located by the river Moselle where it borders with the city of Thionville. The famous Basse Yutz Flagons, considered by many to be the apogee of Celtic art, were found in the area. They now form part of the British Museum's collection.[2]

The inhabitants are called Yussois.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200615,751—    
200716,019+1.7%
200816,203+1.1%
200916,326+0.8%
201016,171−0.9%
201115,885−1.8%
201215,776−0.7%
201315,898+0.8%
201415,948+0.3%
201516,064+0.7%
201616,338+1.7%
201716,537+1.2%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 67.50
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 50.47
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 53.08
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 82.26

People born in the town
  • François Zimmer (1860 – ap. 1918), Lorraine political man, member of the Landtag of Alsace-Lorraine from 1911 to 1918, was born in Basse-Yutz July 8, 1860.
  • Annelise Reichmann (1902–2000), German painter, born in Basse-Yutz January 3, 1902.
  • Elisabeth Grümmer (1911–1986), opera singer, born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
  • Paul-Joseph Schmitt (1911–1987), Bishop of Metz from 1958 to 1987, was born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
  • Wilhelm Emrich (1909–1998), German literary critic, professor at the Free University of Berlin, publisher, born in Basse-Yutz November 29, 1909.
  • Rolland Ehrhardt (1941–2007), French former professional footballer from 1956 to 1975 born in Haute-Yutz February 22, 1941.

Personalities linked to the town
  • Jean Mermoz, pilot based at the airfield Thionville – Basse-Yutz.
  • Jean Rongoni, French footballer from 1954 to 1960, born in 1932 in Volmerange-les-Mines.
  • Jean Vodaine, Franco-Slovenian worker-poet-writer-typographer and painter, winner of many international awards (1921–2006), born July 6, 1921 in Volče, Slovenia.

See also

References
  1. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fr-57-yu.html
  2. British Museum Collection
  3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/



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