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| Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 6°15′00″E / 49.4167°N 6.250000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Intercommunality | Cattenom et Environs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Zenner[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.47 km2 (9.83 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 2,619 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57124 /57570 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cattenom (French pronunciation: [katnɔm]; Luxembourgish pronunciation: [kɑʔnɔ̃] Luxembourgish: Kettenuewen; German: Kattenhofen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
It lies about 8 kilometres north of Thionville. The localities of Homeldange, Husange (aka Hussange) and Sentzich are incorporated in the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,851 | — |
| 1975 | 2,374 | +3.62% |
| 1982 | 2,209 | −1.02% |
| 1990 | 2,190 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 2,272 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 2,549 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 2,749 | +1.52% |
| 2017 | 2,654 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Toponymy
Former names:[4] Cathenem (1182), Kettenem (1214), Kettenhem (1329), Kettenheim (1400), Kerthenhem (1426), Katenem (1432), Kettenheim (1481), Keluchem / Ketenhon / Cetenhem / Kentuchen / Kettenoffen (1544), Kettenhoven (1568-1570), Cettenhouen (1589), Kattenhous (1594), Catnum (16th century), Katenom (1668), Catnom (1685), Kethenoven (1686), Cattenom (1793).
Nuclear power station
Cattenom is well known for its nuclear power plant, which was built from 1987 to 1992. An artificial lake has been introduced to cool the four nuclear reactors. The creation of this lake has led to the flooding of Ouvrage Kobenbusch, part of the Maginot Line.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ de Bouteille, Ernest (1868). Dictionnaire topographique de l'ancien département de la Moselle (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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This page was last edited on 5 November 2023, at 13:45