Rombas

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FieldValue
nameRombas
commune statusCommune
imageRombas Pharmacie Murat.jpg
captionThe 'Rue de Metz pharmacy
image coat of armsBlason ville fr Rombas.svg
arrondissementMetz
cantonRombas
INSEE57591
postal code57120
mayorLionel Fournier
term2020–2026
intercommunality
coordinates
elevation m200
elevation min m162
elevation max m383
area km211.69
population
population date
population footnotes
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Rombas (; ; Lorrain: Rombéch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

Rombas is located in the lower Orne Valley, near Metz and Thionville.

History

  • The first human settlements date back to the Upper Paleolithic (-15,000 BP) on the site called Les Roches.
  • Discovery in 1870 at the site called La tuilerie de Ramonville of Neolithic axes (-4,000 BP)
  • The Germanic frank Rumo founded Rombas in the 5th century.
  • The town went through several name changes over the course of history, it has been named Romesbach in 972, Romabach in 984, Rumesbach in 1128, Ramisbach in 1160–1162, Romesbas in 1185, Romebac in 1245, Romebair in 1247, Roumebac in 1280, Rombair in 1335–1338, Rombas in the 15th century, Rombach from 1870 to 1918 while absorbed by Germany; and finally Rombas from 1918.

Population

| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017) | graph-pos = bottom |1793 |996 |1800 |1027 |1806 |1069 |1821 |1097 |1836 |1166 |1841 |1184 |1861 |1214 |1866 |1348 |1871 |1298 |1875 |1310 |1880 |1318 |1885 |1402 |1890 |2002 |1895 |2345 |1900 |4034 |1905 |5230 |1910 |6247 |1921 |6200 |1926 |6495 |1931 |7056 |1936 |6459 |1946 |6358 |1954 |6893 |1962 |10492 |1968 |12412 |1975 |13303 |1982 |11733 |1990 |10844 |1999 |10743 |2007 |10061 |2012 |9975 |2017 |9882

Sights

  • The Drince tower, located on the edge of Pierrevillers, it overlooks Rombas at its highest elevation, between Metz and Thionville.
  • The Fond Saint-Martin and Les Roches.
  • The old church, demolished in 1755, was heavily fortified.
  • The St Remy church, 1756, was replaced in 1938 by a modern church. Sculpture : Christ de Pitie from 16th century.

Notable people from Rombas

Bibliography

  • Jean-Jacques Sitek, Rombas, mémoire de la Vallée de l'Orne, 1993.
  • Jean-Jacques Sitek, Rombas, Hier et Aujourd'hui, 1999.

Notes & references

  • Translated from the French Wikipedia article 12 June 2008 (UTC)

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. {{Cassini-Ehess. 29525. Rombas
  3. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-57591#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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