thionville

colspan="2" \| Statistics
a href="/encyclopedia/Rgion" title="Rgion">Rgion	Lorraine
a href="/encyclopedia/Dpartement" title="Dpartement">Dpartement	Moselle
a href="/encyclopedia/Arrondissement" title="Arrondissement">Arrondissement	chief town of 2 arrondissements
a href="/encyclopedia/Cantons-of-Hauts-de-Seine" title="Cantons of Hauts-de-Seine">Canton	chief town of 2 cantons
a href="/encyclopedia/List-of-postal-codes-in-France" title="List of postal codes in France">Postal Code
a href="/encyclopedia/INSEE-Code" title="INSEE Code">INSEE Code
a href="/encyclopedia/Resident" title="Resident">Habitants	Thionvillois m Thionvilloise f
opulation	40,907(1999)
a href="/encyclopedia/Area" title="Area">Area	49.86 km²/4,986 ha
a href="/encyclopedia/Density" title="Density">Density	820.43/km²
ebsite:	www.mairie-thionville.fr
colspan="2" \| Politics
Mayor:	Jean Marie Demange since 1995

Thionville (German: Diedenhofen), is a city in the dpartement of Moselle in the Lorraine rgion, France. The city is located near the Moselle River.

Demographics

The population has boomed in the Industrial Revolution, but economic slowdown of the 1970s affected Thionville and ares. The population began to decrease. The population rose again in the 19902 and in suburban Hettange Grande in the east while the western part of the new agglomeration are decreasing aroung Hayange. The aggomeration is still losing population but the decrease has been slowed down.

History

The Siege of Thionville in June of 1639 occurred as part of the Thirty Years' War. [] (in French)

Industry

Iron and steel plant
Chemical plant
Cement factury

Administration

Incorporations:

Veymerange, in 1967
Volkrange, in 1970
Garche (not continguous with the rest of the commune, Kking and utrange in 1970

Thionville is divided into two cantons (districts). It belongs to Thionville Est (East), while the seat of the district of Thionville Ouest (West) which it does not form a part of Thrionville:

Thionville Est (East): 19,063 (46.6% of the total population)
Thionville Ouest (West): 21,844 (53.4% of the total population)

External links

Mapquest - Thionville

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