Solgne (; ) is a
commune in the
Moselle
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department in
Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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. It is located by road southeast of
Metz
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and about the same distance northeast by road from
Pont-à-Mousson
Pont-à-Mousson () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are known as ''Mussipontains'' in French. It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated on the river Moselle. Pont-à-Mou ...
. As of 2014 it had a population of 1,092.
History
Solgne became part of France in 1661, but
Alsace-Lorraine which Solgne lay in, was later under the
German Empire
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from 1871 to 1918. Église Saint-Étienne was built in 1718 and restored in 1859.
The village of Ancy-les-Solgne joined Solgne in 1810.
Geography
The commune borders the communes of
Buchy,
Luppy,
Secourt,
Sailly-Achâtel and lies at an altitude of between 240 and 299 metres above sea level.
It covers an area of 7.3 km
2. with 154,5 inhabitants per km
2 as of 2010.
The
Solgne Fault runs through the villages of Solgne and
Achatel.
Notable people
*
Paul Bonatz (1877–1956) -German architect
*
Simon Delestre (1981–) -equestrian
See also
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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
Official site
Communes of Moselle (department)
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