Illange Manom Nilvange Terville Yutz Demographics The population of Thionville increased mainly in the first half of the 20th century due to industrial development of the Upper Moselle basin. The economic slowdown and steel crisis of the 1970s affected the town and surrounding area, causing a population stagnation. The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Thionville proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Thionville absorbed the former commune of Veymerange in 1966, Volkrange in 1969, and Garche, Kœking, and Œutrange in 1970. Sport Thionville FC is the local football club. Notable people Johann von Aldringen, soldier (1588–1634) Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer (16891755) Antoine Merlin de Thionville, politician (Merlin of Thionville, 1762–1833) Nicolas Dahlmann, military leader (1769–1807) Senta Söneland, actress (1882–1934) Gerhard Borrmann, physicist (1908–2006) Ernest Bour, conductor (1913–2001) Henry Anglade, cyclist (born 1933) Rachid Arhab, journalist (born 1955) Thierry Queffelec, civil servant and Prefect of French Guiana (born 1962) Francis Renaud, actor (born 1967) Carole Gaessler, journalist (born 1968) La Grande Sophie, singer (born 1969) Eddy Riva, race walker (born 1973) Frédéric Weis, Le dunk de la mort (born 1977) Nasreddine Kraouche, footballer (born 1979) Julien Quercia, footballer (born 1986) Benjamin Corgnet, footballer (born 1987) References External links Thionville Official website passim Communes of Moselle (department) Subprefectures in France Three Bishoprics