Illange

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Illange
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Coat of arms of Illange
Coat of arms
Illange is located in France
Illange
Illange
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Location within Lorraine region
Illange is located in Lorraine
Illange
Illange
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Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Thionville-Est
Canton Yutz
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération Portes de France-Thionville
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Perlati
Area1 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,130
 • Density 380/km2 (980/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 57343 / 57970
Elevation 155–221 m (509–725 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 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.

Illange (German: Illingen; Lorraine Franconian: Illéng/Illéngen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It adjoins Thionville.

The Fort d'Illange, a pre-World War I German fortification, is located just to the north of the town, and is operated as an open-air museum.

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