Zoufftgen
Zoufftgen (French pronunciation: [zufgən];[2][3] German: Suftgen, Luxembourgish: Suuftgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Zoufftgen | |
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 The mairie (town hall) in Zoufftgen | |
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Location of Zoufftgen 
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| Coordinates: 49°27′47″N 6°08′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Intercommunality | Cattenom et Environs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Paquet |
| Area 1 | 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,222 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Zoufftgenois, Zoufftgenoises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57764 /57330 |
| Elevation | 200–395 m (656–1,296 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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 667 | — |
| 2007 | 676 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 749 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 811 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 872 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 933 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1,006 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 1,042 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,097 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,153 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1,208 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,222 | +1.2% |
Politics
Presidential Elections Second Round:[4]
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 70.43 | |
| 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 57.46 | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 63.35 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 86.85 | |
2006 rail crash
On the morning of 11 October 2006 a passenger train and a goods train collided head-on, killing six people.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Catastrophe ferroviaire de Zoufftgen". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- "En mémoire des victimes de l'accident de Zoufftgen".
- http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
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