Solgne is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located 22 km by road southeast of Metz and about the same distance northeast by road from Pont-à-Mousson. As of 2014 it had a population of 1,092.

History

Solgne became part of France in 1661, but Alsace-Lorraine which Solgne lay in, was later under the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. Église Saint-Étienne was built in 1718 and restored in 1859. The village of Ancy-les-Solgne joined Solgne in 1810.

Geography

The commune borders the communes of Buchy, Luppy, Secourt, Sailly-Achâtel and lies at an altitude of between 240 and 299 metres above sea level. It covers an area of 7.3 km2. with 154,5 inhabitants per km2 as of 2010. The Solgne Fault runs through the villages of Solgne and Achatel.

Notable people