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Cattenom

Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 6°15′00″E / 49.4167°N 6.250000°E / 49.4167; 6.250000
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Cattenom
Nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
Coat of arms of Cattenom
Location of Cattenom
Map
Cattenom is located in France
Cattenom
Cattenom
Cattenom is located in Grand Est
Cattenom
Cattenom
Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 6°15′00″E / 49.4167°N 6.250000°E / 49.4167; 6.250000
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityCattenom et Environs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Zenner[1]
Area
1
25.47 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,606
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57124 /57570
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cattenom (French pronunciation: [katnɔm]; Luxembourgish pronunciation: [kɑʔnɔ̃] Luxembourgish: Kettenuewen; German: Kattenhofen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

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It lies about 8 kilometres north of Thionville. The localities of Homeldange, Husange (aka Hussange) and Sentzich are incorporated in the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,851—    
1975 2,374+3.62%
1982 2,209−1.02%
1990 2,190−0.11%
1999 2,272+0.41%
2007 2,549+1.45%
2012 2,749+1.52%
2017 2,654−0.70%
Source: INSEE[3]

Toponymy

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Former names:[4] Cathenem (1182), Kettenem (1214), Kettenhem (1329), Kettenheim (1400), Kerthenhem (1426), Katenem (1432), Kettenheim (1481), Keluchem / Ketenhon / Cetenhem / Kentuchen / Kettenoffen (1544), Kettenhoven (1568-1570), Cettenhouen (1589), Kattenhous (1594), Catnum (16th century), Katenom (1668), Catnom (1685), Kethenoven (1686), Cattenom (1793).

Nuclear power station

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Cattenom is well known for its nuclear power plant, which was built from 1987 to 1992. An artificial lake has been introduced to cool the four nuclear reactors. The creation of this lake has led to the flooding of Ouvrage Kobenbusch, part of the Maginot Line.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ de Bouteille, Ernest (1868). Dictionnaire topographique de l'ancien département de la Moselle (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale.
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