Woippy

Woippy
Woippy Church, rebuilt in 1850
Location of Woippy
Woippy
Woippy
Coordinates: 49°09′07″N 6°09′08″E / 49.1519°N 6.1522°E / 49.1519; 6.1522
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLe Sillon Mosellan
IntercommunalityMetz Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cédric Gouth
Area
1
14.59 km2 (5.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
14,394
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
DemonymWoippycien(ne)s
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57751 /57140
Elevation160–228 m (525–748 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-woippy.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Woippy (French pronunciation: [vwapi]; German: Wappingen, [ˈvapɪŋən]; Lorraine Franconian: Weppech) is a French commune in the Moselle department, Grand Est, located near Metz.

Woippy houses the 6th Régiment du matériel (6e RMAT).

Woippy-Triage is the largest classification yard in France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,142—    
1975 13,393+5.61%
1982 13,816+0.45%
1990 14,325+0.45%
1999 13,755−0.45%
2007 13,150−0.56%
2012 13,133−0.03%
2017 14,214+1.59%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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