Boulange

Boulange ( German Bollingen ) is a commune with 2307 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region.

Geography

The community Boulange located 20 kilometers west of Thionville on the border with the department of Meurthe- et- Moselle. It consists of two districts Boulange and Bassompierre.

History

Boulange - 1178 first mentioned as Bollingen - belongs since 1678 to France. Bassompierre ( German bed stone) was first mentioned in 1133 as Bazompetra, then Betstein in 1570 year.

Coat of arms

Description: Red on blue -clad arm out of a white cloud on the left shield border bursting forth holding a sword with silver blade and gold handle upwards between two golden stones and on a six-pointed golden star.

Demographics

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