Lorquin

Lorquin

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Lorquin

Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 6°59′51″E / 48.67°N 6.9975°E / 48.67; 6.9975Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 6°59′51″E / 48.67°N 6.9975°E / 48.67; 6.9975
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton Phalsbourg
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Deux Sarres
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Demange
Area1 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 1,310
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 57414 / 57790
Elevation 260–341 m (853–1,119 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.

Lorquin (German: Lörchingen, Lorraine Franconian: Lëëschinge) is a commune in the Moselle department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

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