Yutz

Yutz Jäiz (Luxembourgish)
Commune
The Protestant temple in Yutz
Coat of arms
Location of Yutz
Yutz Location within France Show map of France Yutz Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 6°11′21″E / 49.3594°N 6.1892°E / 49.3594; 6.1892
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Yutz
Intercommunality	CA Portes de France-Thionville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Clémence Pouget
Area 1	13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Highest elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Lowest elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population  (2023)	17,391
• Density	1,245/km2 (3,224/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57757 /57970
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yutz (French pronunciation: [jyts]; German: Jeutz [jɔʏts]; Lorraine Franconian/Luxembourgish: Jäiz [jæːɪ̯ts] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, close to the borders with both Luxembourg and Germany. It was created in 1971 by merging the former communes of Basse-Yutz and Haute-Yutz. Macquenom is also a part of the commune since 1810.

The town is located by the river Moselle where it borders with the city of Thionville. The famous Basse Yutz Flagons, considered by many to be the apogee of Celtic art, were found in the area. They now form part of the British Museum's collection.

The inhabitants are called Yussois.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 16,615 —     1975 17,029 +0.35% 1982 15,444 −1.39% 1990 13,920 −1.29% 1999 14,687 +0.60% 2007 16,019 +1.09% 2012 15,776 −0.31% 2017 16,537 +0.95% 2023 17,391 +0.84% Source: INSEE

People born in the town

• François Zimmer (1860 – ap. 1918), Lorraine political man, member of the Landtag of Alsace-Lorraine from 1911 to 1918, was born in Basse-Yutz July 8, 1860.
• Annelise Reichmann (1902–2000), German painter, born in Basse-Yutz January 3, 1902.
• Elisabeth Grümmer (1911–1986), opera singer, born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
• Paul-Joseph Schmitt (1911–1987), Bishop of Metz from 1958 to 1987, was born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
• Wilhelm Emrich (1909–1998), German literary critic, professor at the Free University of Berlin, publisher, born in Basse-Yutz November 29, 1909.
• Rolland Ehrhardt (1941–2007), French former professional footballer from 1956 to 1975 born in Haute-Yutz February 22, 1941.

Personalities linked to the town

• Jean Mermoz, pilot based at the airfield Thionville – Basse-Yutz.
• Jean Rongoni, French footballer from 1954 to 1960, born in 1932 in Volmerange-les-Mines.
• Jean Vodaine, Franco-Slovenian worker-poet-writer-typographer and painter, winner of many international awards (1921–2006), born July 6, 1921, in Volče, Slovenia.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Website of the Town Hall
• Website on the history of Yutz through its streets and shops

References

External links

• Media related to Yutz at Wikimedia Commons