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Flag of Metz Métropole - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 23 February 2017
Metz Métropole (220,696 inhabitants in 2014; 27,700 ha) is formed by 44 municipalities located around the town of Metz.
The District de l'agglomération messine, establmished in 1975, was replaced in 2002 by the Communauté d'agglomération de Metz (CA2M), whose name was shortened in 2009 by Metz Métropole (which is, administritatively speaking, still a Communauté d'agglomération).
The flag of Metz Métropole (photo) is white with the authority's logo in the middle.
Olivier Touzeau, 23 February 2017
Forbach Porte de France
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Flag of the CAFPF - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 12 September 2020
The Communauté d'agglomération Forbach Porte de France (CAFPF; 77,984 inhabitants in 2016; 13,910 ha) is composed of 21 municipalities.
The District of Forbach was created in 1970 by the municipalities of Forbach, Alsting, Behren-lès-Forbach, Bousbach, Cocheren, Diebling, Etzling, Farschviller, Folkling, Kerbach, Metzing, Nousseviller-Saint-Nabor, Œting, Petite-Rosselle, Rosbruck, Schœneck, Spicheren, Stiring-Wendel, Tenteling, and Théding. Morsbach joined the district in 1996.
The Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération de Forbach was established in 1999 and transformed in 2003 into the Communauté d'Agglomération Forbach Porte de France.
The flag of the CAFPF (photo) is white with the authority's logo.
Olivier Touzeau, 12 September 2020
Portes de France Thionville
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Flag of Portes de France-Thionville - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
The Communauté d'agglomération Portes de France-Thionville (79,372 inhabitants in 2016; 15,650 ha) was established on 1 January 2004 by the municipalities of Thionville, Basse-Ham, Illange, Kuntzig, Manom, Terville, and Yutz.Angevillers, Fontoy, Havange, Lommerange, Rochonvillers, and Tressange joined the uathority in December 2005.
The flag of Portes de France-Thionville (photo) is white with the authority's logo.
Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
Sarreguemines Confluences
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Flag of the CASC, current and former versions - Images by Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
The Communauté d'agglomération Sarreguemines Confluences (CASC; 38 municipalities; 65,787 inhabitants in 2014; 34,050 ha) succeeded in 2002 the District of Sarreguemine, which had been created in 1972/ It was then composed of 26 municipalities: Sarreguemines, Blies-Ebersing, Blies-Guersviller, Bliesbruck, Ernestviller, Frauenberg, Grosbliederstroff, Grundviller, Guebenhouse, Hambach, Hundling, Ippling, Kalhausen, Lixing-lès-Rouhling, Loupershouse, Neufgrange, Rémelfing, Rouhling, Sarreinsming, Siltzheim, Wiesviller, Willerwald, Wittring, Wœlfling-lès-Sarreguemines, Woustviller, and Zetting. In 2017 it merged with the Communauté de Communes de l’Albe et des Lacs, composed of 12 municipalities: Sarralbe, Hazembourg, Hilsprich, Holving, Kappelkinger, Kirviller, Le Val-de-Guéblange, Nelling, Puttelange-aux-Lacs, Rémering-lès-Puttelange, Richeling, and Saint-Jean-Rohrbach.
The flag used by the CASC since 2012 (photo) is white with the horizontal version of the authority's logo. The former flag of the CASC (photo) was white with the vertical version of the logo.
Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
Val de Fensch
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Flag of the CAVF - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
The Communauté d'agglomération du Val de Fensch (CAVF; 10 municipalities; 70,307 inhabitants in 2016; 8,620 ha) succeeded in January 2002 the Communauté dde communes du Val de Fensch, which had been established in June 1998 by the municipalities of Fameck, Florange, Hayange, Knutange, Neufchef, Ranguevaux, Serémange-Erzange; and Uckange. Algrange joined in January 1999, so did Nilvange in January 2000.
The flag of the CAVF (photo, photo) is white with the authority's logo.
Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
Cattenom et environs
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Flag of the CCCE - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 6 January 2021
The Communauté de communes Cattenom et environs (CCCE; 25,329inhabitants in 2014; 19,319 ha) is composed of 20 municipalities.
The flag of the CCCE (photo) is made of the authority's logo, fitted to the flag's proportions (2:3).
The logo features the Cattenom nuclear power plant, which was built from 1987 to 1992. An artificial lake has been introduced to cool the four nuclear reactors. The creation of this lake has led to the flooding of Ouvrage Kobenbusch, part of the Maginot Line.
Olivier Touzeau, 6 January 2021
District urbain de Faulquemont
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Flag of the DUF, two versions - Images by Olivier Touzeau, 16 September 2020
The District urbain de Faulquemont (DUF; 24,682 inhabitants in 2016; 25,960 ha) ics composed of the municipalities of Faulquemont, Adaincourt, Adelange, Arraincourt, Arriance, Bambiderstroff, Boucheporn, Créhange, Elvange, Flétrange, Fouligny, Guinglange, Hallering, Han-sur-Nied, Haute-Vigneulles, Hémilly, Herny, Holacourt, Laudrefang, Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold, Mainvillers, Many, Marange-Zondrange, Pontpierre, Teting-sur-Nied, Thicourt, Thonville, Tritteling-Redlach, Vahl-lès-Faulquemont, Vatimont, Vittoncourt, Voimhaut, and Zimming.
The district, established in 1970 by five municipalities, became a Communauté de communes in 2002, which was joined in 2012 by another 28 municipalities.
The flag of the DUF (photo) is white with of the main part of the authority's logo.
The district's seat flies an other flag (photo), looking like an advertising banner with the motto “terre de projets†and a light blue field behind a part of the logo and the full logo in the white part at fly.
Olivier Touzeau, 16 September 2020
Freyming-Merlebach
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Flag of the Communauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
The Communauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach (32,795 inhabitants in 2014; 7,430 ha) groups 11 municipalities.
The District of Freyming-Merlebach was created in 1975 by the municipalities of Barst, Betting, Cappel, Freyming-Merlebach, Guenviller, Hoste and Seingbouse. Farébersviller joined in 1989, so did Henriville and Béning-lès-Saint-Avold in 1990. In January 2002, the district became the Communauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach, which was joined by Hombourg-Haut in November 2003.
The flag of the Communauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach (photo) is white with of the authority's logo.
Olivier Touzeau, 14 September 2020
