Cattenom
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Nuclear power plant
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 6°15′00″E / 49.4167°N 6.250000°ECoordinates: 49°25′00″N 6°15′00″E / 49.4167°N 6.250000°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Yutz | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Schibi | |
| Area1 | 25.47 km2 (9.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,190 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57124 / 57570 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Cattenom (Luxembourgish: Kettenuewen, German: Kattenhofen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It lies about 8 kilometres north of Thionville. The localities of Homeldange, Husange (aka Hussange) and Sentzich are incorporated in the commune.
Cattenom is well known for its 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.
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