Yutz

Yutz (French pronunciation: [jyts]; German: Jeutz; Lorraine Franconian/Luxembourgish: Jäiz [jæːɪts]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, close to the borders with both Luxembourg and Germany. It was created in 1971 by merging the former communes of Basse-Yutz and Haute-Yutz.[3] Macquenom is also a part of the commune since 1810.

For the slang term meaning a foolish or incompetent person, see List of English words of Yiddish origin.
Yutz
Commune
The Protestant temple in Yutz
The Protestant temple in Yutz
Coat of arms of Yutz
Coat of arms
Location of Yutz
Yutz is located in France
Yutz
Yutz
Yutz is located in Grand Est
Yutz
Yutz
Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 6°11′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityCA Portes de France-Thionville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Clémence Pouget[1]
Area
1
13.97 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
17,304
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57757 /57970
Elevation147–217 m (482–712 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is located by the river Moselle where it borders with the city of Thionville. The famous Basse Yutz Flagons, considered by many to be the apogee of Celtic art, were found in the area. They now form part of the British Museum's collection.[4]

The inhabitants are called Yussois.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 16,615—    
1975 17,029+0.35%
1982 15,444−1.39%
1990 13,920−1.29%
1999 14,687+0.60%
2007 16,019+1.09%
2012 15,776−0.31%
2017 16,537+0.95%
Source: INSEE[5]

People born in the town
  • François Zimmer (1860 – ap. 1918), Lorraine political man, member of the Landtag of Alsace-Lorraine from 1911 to 1918, was born in Basse-Yutz July 8, 1860.
  • Annelise Reichmann (1902–2000), German painter, born in Basse-Yutz January 3, 1902.
  • Elisabeth Grümmer (1911–1986), opera singer, born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
  • Paul-Joseph Schmitt (1911–1987), Bishop of Metz from 1958 to 1987, was born in Basse-Yutz March 31, 1911.
  • Wilhelm Emrich (1909–1998), German literary critic, professor at the Free University of Berlin, publisher, born in Basse-Yutz November 29, 1909.
  • Rolland Ehrhardt (1941–2007), French former professional footballer from 1956 to 1975 born in Haute-Yutz February 22, 1941.

Personalities linked to the town
  • Jean Mermoz, pilot based at the airfield Thionville – Basse-Yutz.
  • Jean Rongoni, French footballer from 1954 to 1960, born in 1932 in Volmerange-les-Mines.
  • Jean Vodaine, Franco-Slovenian worker-poet-writer-typographer and painter, winner of many international awards (1921–2006), born July 6, 1921, in Volče, Slovenia.

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 légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Commune d'Yutz (57757)". INSEE.
  4. British Museum Collection
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Media related to Yutz at Wikimedia Commons
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