Colligny

Colligny is a commune of 332 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Metz- Campagne and Canton Pange.

Geography

Colligny is about 10.5 kilometers east of Metz at an altitude 218-285 m above sea level. The municipality covers 3.61 km ².

History

The village was first mentioned in 977 as Collau or Collini. It was probably originally a Gallo- Roman settlement. The municipality has at times been an enclave of the Duchy of Lorraine in the diocese of Metz.

1940-44 it was the Germanized name Kollingen.

Demographics

Lorraine (region) Arrondissement Arrondissement of Metz-Campagne Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Lorraine (duchy) Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz Arrondissement of Metz-Ville Ancerville (Moselle) Ancy-sur-Moselle Antilly (Moselle) Argancy Ars-Laquenexy Ars-sur-Moselle Aube (Moselle) Augny Beux Chanville Charleville-sous-Bois Charly-Oradour Cheminot Chesny Chieulles Coincy (Moselle) Coin-sur-Seille Courcelles-Chaussy Courcelles-sur-Nied Cuvry Failly Fleury (Moselle) Flocourt Glatigny (Moselle) Gravelotte Hayes (Moselle) La Maxe Le Ban-Saint-Martin Lemud Louvigny (Moselle) Marange-Silvange Marsilly (Moselle) Mey (Moselle) Montois-la-Montagne Noisseville Pierrevillers Pouilly (Moselle) Raville Rombas Roncourt Sainte-Barbe (Moselle) Sainte-Ruffine Saint-Hubert (Moselle) Saint-Jure Saint-Privat-la-Montagne Secourt Sillegny Tragny Vantoux Vany, France Vaux (Moselle) Verny, France Vigny (Moselle) Vigy Vionville Vulmont

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