The arrondissement of Thionville-Ouest is a former arrondissement of France in the Moselle department in the Lorraine region. In 2015 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Thionville.Décret n° 2014-1721 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Boulay-Moselle, de Château-Salins, de Thionville-Ouest et de Metz-Campagne (département de la Moselle) It had 30 communes, and its population was 121,927 (2012).Populations légales 2012: 57 Moselle, INSEE
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Thionville-Ouest, and their INSEE codes, were: 1. Algrange (57012) 2. Angevillers (57022) 3. Audun-le-Tiche (57038) 4. Aumetz (57041) 5. Boulange (57096) 6. Clouange (57143) 7. Fameck (57206) 8. Florange (57221) 9. Fontoy (57226) 10. Gandrange (57242) 11. Havange (57305) 12. Hayange (57306) 13. Knutange (57368) 14. Lommerange (57411) 15. Mondelange (57474) 16. Moyeuvre-Grande (57491) 17. Moyeuvre-Petite (57492) 18. Neufchef (57498) 19. Nilvange (57508) 20. Ottange (57529) 21. Ranguevaux (57562) 22. Richmont (57582) 23. Rochonvillers (57586) 24. Rosselange (57597) 25. Russange (57603) 26. Rédange (57565) 27. Serémange-Erzange (57647) 28. Tressange (57678) 29. Uckange (57683) 30. Vitry-sur-Orne (57724)
History
The arrondissement of Thionville-Ouest was created in 1919.Historique de la Moselle It was disbanded in 2015. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Thionville-Ouest were, as of January 2015: Algrange Fameck Florange Fontoy Hayange Moyeuvre-Grande
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