Algrange (;
Lorraine Franconian
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: ''Oolgréngen'' or ''Algréngen''; ) is a
commune in the
Moselle
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department in
Grand Est
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in northeastern
France
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. They have an
association football
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team,
AS Algrange, playing in the regional divisions, who reached the 8th round of the
2000–01 Coupe de France, losing on penalties to
Levallois SC
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.
Population
Personalities
* Hervé Laborne (born 7 October 1946), electrical engineer and President of university.
*
Adolf Wagner (1 October 1890 – 12 April 1944):
Gauleiter
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of the Gau München-Oberbayern.
*
Josef Wagner (12 January 1899 – 22 April or 2 May 1945): Gauleiter of the Gau of Westphalia-South.
See also
*
Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France
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References
External links
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Communes of Moselle (department)
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