Klang, Moselle

Klang
Coat of arms
Klang
Location within Lorraine region  Klang
Coordinates: 49°19′10″N 6°22′18″E / 49.3194°N 6.3717°ECoordinates: 49°19′10″N 6°22′18″E / 49.3194°N 6.3717°E
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Metzervisse
Intercommunality	Arc mosellan
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Roger Cridel
Area^1	4.19 km^2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	236
• Density	56/km^2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	57367 / 57920
Elevation	195–335 m (640–1,099 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 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.

Klang (German: Klangen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

History

The commune was constructed on the ruins of an important village of Gallo-Roman origin. As of 1661, Klang was under the control of France.

Administration

List of mayors

Période	Identité	Parti	Qualité
March 2001	Roger Cridel
Previous data is unknown.

Demographics

Historical population of Klang, Moselle

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	210	222	237	256	252	236
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

External links

• Klang on Institut géographique national (French)
• Klang on Insee (French)
• Klang on Quid (French)
• Localisation of Klang
• The Plan of Klang on Mapquest