Zoufftgen
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The mairie (town hall) in Zoufftgen | ||
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  Zoufftgen | ||
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Location within Lorraine region  Zoufftgen | ||
| Coordinates: 49°27′47″N 6°08′01″E / 49.4631°N 6.1336°ECoordinates: 49°27′47″N 6°08′01″E / 49.4631°N 6.1336°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Lorraine | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville-Est | |
| Canton | Cattenom | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Cattenom et environs | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Paquet | |
| Area1 | 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 608 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57764 / 57330 | |
| Elevation |
200–395 m (656–1,296 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Zoufftgen (Luxembourgish: Suuftgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
As at 1999 its population was 608.
2006 rail crash
On the morning of 11 October 2006 a passenger train and a goods train collided head-on, killing six people.
