Zoufftgen

Zoufftgen
Commune
The mairie (town hall) in Zoufftgen
The mairie (town hall) in Zoufftgen
Coat of arms of Zoufftgen
Coat of arms
Location of Zoufftgen
Zoufftgen is located in France
Zoufftgen
Zoufftgen
Location within France
Zoufftgen is located in Grand Est
Zoufftgen
Zoufftgen
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°27′47″N 6°08′01″E / 49.4631°N 6.1336°E / 49.4631; 6.1336
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityCattenom et Environs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Paquet
Area
1
16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation
395 m (1,296 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (660 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,264
 • Density75.7/km2 (196/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Zoufftgenois, Zoufftgenoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57764 /57330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Zoufftgen (French pronunciation: [zufgən]; German: Suftgen; Luxembourgish: Suuftgen [ˈzuːftɕən] ⓘ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Population

2006 rail crash

On the morning of 11 October 2006 a passenger train and a goods train collided head-on, killing six people.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Catastrophe ferroviaire de Zoufftgen". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "En mémoire des victimes de l'accident de Zoufftgen". YouTube.
  5. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zoufftgen, EHESS (in French).
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE