Solgne

Solgne
Coat of arms
Solgne
Location within Lorraine region Solgne
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz-Campagne
Canton	Verny
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Vernois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Stamm
Area1	7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	993
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	57655 / 57420
Elevation	240–299 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Solgne is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine 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 2010 it had a population of 1,128.

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. It covers an area of 7.3 km². with 154,5 inhabitants per km² as of 2010.The Solgne Fault runs through the villages of Solgne and Achatel.

Notable people

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

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

External links

• Official site (French)