The linguistic boundary in the French department of

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...

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Lorraine Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gr ...

region) is a subset of the wider Romance-Germanic language border that stretches through Belgium, France, Switzerland and Italy. Les dialectes mosellans

Localities

At the end of the nineteenth century:Die deutsch-französische Sprachgrenze in Lothringen, Straßburg 1887, S. 23 ff. * German area :

Rédange Rédange (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Réideng'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle depart ...

Russange Russange (; ; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Réisséng''/''Réisseng'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the ...

Volmerange-les-Mines Volmerange-les-Mines (; German: ''Wollmeringen''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Wuelmeréngen''/''Wollmeréng'') is a commune in the region of Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies on the international border with Luxembourg, ...

, Nondkeil, Rochonvillers, Angevillers, Algrange, Volkrange, Veymerange, Florange, across Suzange and Serémange-Erzange, across Uckange, Bertrange, Guénange, Volstroff, Luttange, Hombourg-Budange, across Ébersviller, Piblange, Drogny, Bockange, Rurange-lès-Mégange, Mégange, Guinkirchen, Brecklange, Volmerange-lès-Boulay, Loutremange, Helstroff, Brouck, Bannay, Morlange, Marange-Zondrange, Fouligny, Guinglange, Elvange, Créhange, Mainvillers, Faulquemont, Adelange, Eincheville, Viller, Harprich, Morhange, Racrange, Rodalbe, Bermering, Virming, Francaltroff, Léning, across Albestroff, Réning, Insming, Vittersbourg, Givrycourt, Munster, Lhor, Loudrefing, Mittersheim, Berthelming, Saint-Jean-de-Bassel, Gosselming, Haut-Clocher, Langatte, Sarrebourg, Buhl-Lorraine, Schneckenbusch, Brouderdorff, Plaine-de-Walsch, Hartzviller, Troisfontaines, Walscheid, Soldatenthal, Wassersoupe. * French/Romanic area :

Audun-le-Tiche Audun-le-Tiche (; ; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Location and rail links Audun-le-Tiche is located adjacent to Esch-sur-Alzette, on the border with Luxembourg, and close to the borders of German ...

Ottange Ottange (; german: Öttingen, Lorraine Franconian: ''Ëtténg''/''Otténg'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 commu ...

, Bure, Tressange, Havange, Fontoy, Nilvange, Marspich, across Suzange and Serémange-Erzange, Rémelange, Fameck, across Uckange, Richemont, Bousse, Rurange-lès-Thionville, Montrequienne, Mancy, Altroff, Aboncourt, Saint-Bernard, Villers-Bettnach, Burtoncourt, Nidange, Épange, Hinckange, Northen, Condé, Varize, Vaudoncourt, Bionville-sur-Nied, Raville, Servigny-lès-Raville, Hémilly, Arriance, Many, Thonville, Suisse, Landroff, Baronville, Rhode, Pévange, Zarbeling, Lidrezing, Bénestroff, Vahl-lès-Bénestroff, Montdidier, across Albestroff, Torcheville, Guinzeling, Lostroff, Cutting, Rorbach-lès-Dieuze, Angviller-lès-Bisping, Bisping, Desseling, Fribourg, Rhodes, Kerprich-aux-Bois, Bébing, Imling, Hesse, Nitting, Voyer,

Abreschviller Abreschviller (; german: Alberschweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography Abreschviller is a small, long-drawn-out, village in the Vosges mountains, surrounded by vast forests. It is locat ...

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