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Commune in Grand Est, France
Delme
Commune
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Location of Delme
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Coordinates: 48°53′16″N 6°23′35″E / 48.8878°N 6.3931°E / 48.8878; 6.3931
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCC du Saulnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Loïc Klopp
Area5.09 km (1.97 sq mi)
Population1,150
 • Density230/km (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code57171 /57590
Elevation208–280 m (682–919 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Delme (French pronunciation: [dɛlm]; German: Delm) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It was the center of the former canton of Delme until 2015. It had a population of 1,148 in 2019.

Geography

Delme is located 30 km to the southeast of Metz and 27 km northeast of Nancy. Next communes: Tincry and Prévocourt in the northeast, Viviers in the east, Donjeux, Laneuveville-en-Saulnois and Oriocourt in the southeast, Lemoncourt in the south, Puzieux, Alaincourt-la-Côte and Xocourt in the northwest. Its area is 5.09 km and its elevation ranges between 208 and 280 m.

History

In 1790, Delme joined the Meurthe department.

During his reign, Napoleon I would have made several stops in Delme.

The commune was integrated into Alsace–Lorraine following the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, then returned to France following the First World War in 1918.

On the afternoon of September 3, 1944, the railway yard was bombed by American shells. The commune, wounded by the fighting, will not be liberated until November 17, 1944.

Education

Famous natives

  • Victor Lemoine (1823—1911). Famous French selector of ornamental plants who in particular created many grades of a lilac.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Commune de Delme (57171), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Delme, EHESS (in French).
  5. Quelques villes proches de Delme, villorama.com

External links

Moselle (department) Communes of the Moselle department


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