Rombas

Rombas
Rombas
Location within Lorraine region Rombas
Coordinates: 49°15′01″N 6°05′42″E / 49.2503°N 6.095°E / 49.2503; 6.095Coordinates: 49°15′01″N 6°05′42″E / 49.2503°N 6.095°E / 49.2503; 6.095
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz-Campagne
Canton	Canton de Rombas
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays Orne-Moselle
Government
• Mayor	Lionel Fournier
Area¹	11.69 km² (4.51 sq mi)
Population (2007)²	10,100
• Density	860/km² (2,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	57591 / 57120
Elevation	162–383 m (531–1,257 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Rombas is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

Geography

Rombas is located in the lower Orne Valley, near Metz, Nancy and Luxembourg.

The first human settlements date back to the Upper Paleolithic (-15,000 BP) on the site called Les Roches.
Discovery in 1870 at the site called La tuilerie de Ramonville of Neolithic axes (-4,000 BP)
The Germanic frank Rumo founded Rombas in the 5th century.
The town went through several name changes over the course of history, it has been named Romesbach in 972, Romabach in 984, Rumesbach in 1128, Ramisbach in 1160-1162, Romesbas in 1185, Romebac in 1245, Romebair in 1247, Roumebac in 1280, Rombair in 1335-1338, Rombas in the 15th century, Rombach from 1870 to 1918 while absorbed by Germany; and finally Rombas from 1918.

Historical population of Rombas
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
Population	10 492	12 412	13 303	11 733	10 844	10 743	10 100
From the year 1968 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The Drince tower, located on the edge of Pierrevillers, it overlooks Rombas at its highest elevation, between Metz and Thionville.
The Fond Saint-Martin and Les Roches.
The old church, demolished in 1755, was heavily fortified.
The St Remy church, 1756, was replaced in 1938 by a modern church. Sculpture : Christ de Pitie from 16th century.

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Communes of the Moselle department