Walscheid

Walscheid
Commune
The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid
The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid
Coat of arms of Walscheid
Coat of arms
Location of Walscheid
Map
Walscheid is located in France
Walscheid
Walscheid
Walscheid is located in Grand Est
Walscheid
Walscheid
Coordinates: 48°39′17″N 7°09′03″E / 48.6547°N 7.1508°E / 48.6547; 7.1508
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
IntercommunalitySarrebourg-Moselle Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Schiby[1]
Area
1
38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,476
 • Density38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57742 /57870
Elevation294–983 m (965–3,225 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Walscheid (French pronunciation: [valʃaid]; Lorraine Franconian Wolscheid) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,709—    
1975 1,742+0.27%
1982 1,676−0.55%
1990 1,624−0.39%
1999 1,621−0.02%
2007 1,645+0.18%
2012 1,609−0.44%
2017 1,536−0.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

  • Clotilde Ngouabi (1940–2019), French-born First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (1969 - 1972)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Media related to Walscheid at Wikimedia Commons


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