Lorquin

Lorquin

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Lorquin

Coordinates: 48°40′12″N 6°59′51″E / 48.67°N 6.9975°ECoordinates: 48°40′12″N 6°59′51″E / 48.67°N 6.9975°E
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Sarrebourg
Canton Lorquin
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Deux Sarres
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Demange
Area1 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 1,310
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 57414 / 57790
Elevation 260–341 m (853–1,119 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.

Lorquin (German: Lörchingen, Lorraine Franconian: Lëëschinge) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

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