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Florange | |
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 St. Agatha's Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Florange
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Florange
Florange | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′20″N 6°07′09″E / 49.3222°N 6.1192°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Fameck |
| Intercommunality | CA du Val de Fensch |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémy Dick[1] |
Area 1 | 13.18 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 11,891 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Florangeois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57221 /57190 |
| Elevation | 153–232 m (502–761 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| Website | ville-florange.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Florange (French pronunciation: [flɔʁɑ̃ʒ]; Lorraine Franconian: Fléischengen/Fléschéngen; German: Flörchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Climate in area is mild with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation in all months. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate).[3]
| Climate data for Florange, France | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
6 (42) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
19 (66) |
22 (71) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
20 (68) |
14 (58) |
8 (47) |
5 (41) |
14 (58) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−2 (28) |
1 (33) |
3 (37) |
7 (44) |
10 (50) |
12 (53) |
11 (52) |
9 (49) |
5 (41) |
2 (35) |
0 (32) |
4 (40) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) |
56 (2.2) |
43 (1.7) |
48 (1.9) |
74 (2.9) |
74 (2.9) |
64 (2.5) |
94 (3.7) |
81 (3.2) |
56 (2.2) |
64 (2.5) |
76 (3) |
790 (31) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 12,543 | — |
| 1975 | 12,446 | −0.11% |
| 1982 | 11,766 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 11,304 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 10,778 | −0.53% |
| 2007 | 11,039 | +0.30% |
| 2012 | 11,516 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 11,951 | +0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[5] |
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Florange, France Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase.
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on May 7, 2013.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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