Hayange

French commune
nomcommune=Hayange
région=Lorraine
département=Moselle
arrondissement=Thionville-Ouest
canton=
insee=57306
cp=57700
maire=
mandat=1995-2008
intercomm=
longitude=6.06277777778
latitude=49.33
alt moy=
alt mini=
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hectares=1,223
km²=12.23
sans=15,227
date-sans=1999
dens=1,248
date-dens=1999

Hayange "(German : Hayingen)" is a town and commune situated in the Fensch Valley between Thionville and Metz in the Moselle "département", in northeastern France.

Outlying villages include Marspich and St Nicolas en Foret.

Economy

Hayange is well-known for its factories, manufacturing sheet steel and rails for the SNCF, and the town's main claim to fame is that it manufactures the rails for the TGV.

History

Archaeological evidence indicates that iron ore was already mined here in Roman times. Human settlement in the area during the Merovingian period is confirmed by a Merovingian cemetery discovered by iron miners in the Hamévillers Valley, on the edge of Hayange and along the line of a Roman road believed to have linked Rheims with Metz.

During the early Medieval period the town was known as "Heiyingen Villa", a name indicating a settlement within a forested area. The first mention of the town in an official record dates from 821, during the reign of Louis the Pious, Western Emperor and King of the Franks, one of the sons of Charlemagne.

Transportation

Hayange railway station offers a daily link to Luxembourg and occasional services to Metz.

Miscellaneous

Hayange's main educational institutions are Lycée Les Grands Bois, Collège Hurlevent and LEP Maryse Bastié.

Hayange is twinned with Barga (Italy) and Arlon (Belgium).