Canton of Phalsbourg
| Canton of Phalsbourg | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| main place | Phalsbourg |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Residents | 32,836 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 65 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 501.78 km² |
| Communities | 56 |
| INSEE code | 5717 |
 Location of the canton of Phalsbourg in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Phalsbourg is a French canton in the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins , in the department of Moselle and in the region of Grand Est (until 2015 Lorraine ); its capital is Phalsbourg .
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the departments as part of what was then the "Sarrebourg district" and initially circumscribed the municipalities of Berling, Danne-et-Quatre-Vents, Dannelbourg, Hangeviller, Henridorff, Kourtzrode, Lutzelbourg, Mittelbronn, Phalsbourg, Valtembourg, Vescheim, Vilsberg, Vintersbourg, Zilling. In 1800 the towns of the then dissolved canton of Lixheim were added: Bickenholtz, Bourscheid, Brouviller, Fleisheim, Hellering, Hérange, Hilbesheim, Lixheim, Metting, Oberstinzel, Sareck, Sarraltroff, Schalbach and Veckersviller. From 1871 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1944 there was no further subdivision of what was then the “ Saarburg District ”. Until 2015, 26 municipalities belonged to the canton of Phalsbourg. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 56 in 2015. All 18 communes of the previous canton of Lorquin and 12 of the previous 23 communes of the canton of Sarrebourg were added to the previous 26 communes .
The change in electoral law to the Conseil départemental in 2014 made it necessary to re-classify and reduce the number of cantons. In the Arrondissement of Sarrebourg there were still 2 of 5 cantons (Sarrebourg and Phalsbourg), while all the communes of the canton Lorquin and from the previous canton of Sarrebourg the southeastern communes of Barchain, Brouderdorff, Harreberg, Hartzviller, Hesse, Hommert, Niderviller, Plain-de-Walsch, Schneckenbusch, Troisfontaines, Walscheid and Xouaxange.
location
The canton is located in the southeast of the Moselle department.
Communities
The canton consists of 56 municipalities with a total of 32,836 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 501.78 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abreschviller | Elwechselwiller | Albersweiler | 1,427 | 41.29 | 57560 | 57003 |
| Arzviller | Eerschwiller | Arzweiler | 535 | 5.21 | 57405 | 57033 |
| Aspach | - | Aspach | 34 | 4.13 | 57790 | 57034 |
| Barchain | - | Barchingen | 110 | 1.70 | 57830 | 57050 |
| Berling | - | Berlingen | 270 | 3.15 | 57370 | 57064 |
| Bourscheid | Buerjsching | Burscheid | 179 | 3.99 | 57370 | 57100 |
| Brouderdorff | - | Brother village | 966 | 4.78 | 57565 | 57113 |
| Brouviller | Brëwiller | Brauweiler | 427 | 11.24 | 57635 | 57114 |
| Dabo | Dockschbuerj / Dàgschburri Dabo |
Dagsburg | 2,522 | 48.12 | 57850 | 57163 |
| Danne-et-Quatre-Vents | Gotterwong | Then and four winds | 686 | 7.20 | 57370 | 57168 |
| Dannelbourg | Dännelbuerj | Dannelburg | 500 | 2.95 | 57820 | 57169 |
| Fraquelfing | - | Frackelfingen | 83 | 4.44 | 57790 | 57233 |
| Garrebourg | Gaarbuerj | Garburg | 496 | 8.34 | 57820 | 57244 |
| Guntzviller | Gunzwiller | Gunzweiler | 385 | 5.39 | 57405 | 57280 |
| Hangviller | Hangwiller | Hangweiler | 263 | 4.52 | 57370 | 57291 |
| Harreberg | Hoerberj | Haarberg | 395 | 6.34 | 57870 | 57298 |
| Hartzviller | Hortwiller | Harzweiler | 912 | 4.14 | 57870 | 57299 |
| Haselbourg | Hoselbuerch | Haselburg | 315 | 6.11 | 57850 | 57300 |
| Hattigny | - | Hittingen / Hattingen | 187 | 13.14 | 57790 | 57302 |
| Heming | - | Heming | 498 | 3.69 | 57830 | 57314 |
| Henridorff | - | Heinrichsdorf | 701 | 7.31 | 57820 | 57315 |
| Hérange | Haring | Herrings | 108 | 2.73 | 57635 | 57317 |
| Hermelange | - | Hermelings | 224 | 2.58 | 57790 | 57318 |
| Hesse | Hess | Hesse | 572 | 12.85 | 57400 | 57321 |
| Hommert | - | Hommert | 337 | 3.49 | 57870 | 57334 |
| Hultehouse | Hiltehüse | Hültenhausen | 364 | 4.58 | 57820 | 57339 |
| Lafrimbolle | Leinfribole | Lasc (h) emborn / Lassenborn | 202 | 10.72 | 57560 | 57374 |
| Landange | Landonche | Landingen | 242 | 4.85 | 57830 | 57377 |
| Laneuveville-lès-Lorquin | - | Neuendorf near Lörchingen | 102 | 2.24 | 57790 | 57380 |
| Lixheim | Lixhum | Lixheim | 579 | 3.96 | 57635 | 57407 |
| Lorquin | Lëëschinge / Louonrkin | Loechingen | 1,151 | 8.77 | 57790 | 57414 |
| Lutzelbourg | Litzelbuerch | Lützelburg (Lützburg) | 584 | 5.84 | 57820 | 57427 |
| Métairies-Saint-Quirin | - | Quirinsweiler | 266 | 9.57 | 57560 | 57461 |
| Metting | - | Mettingen | 399 | 5.21 | 57370 | 57462 |
| Mittelbronn | Mittelbrunn | Mittelbronn | 688 | 7.71 | 57370 | 57468 |
| Neufmoulins | Nieumolin | Neumühlen | 43 | 1.93 | 57830 | 57500 |
| Niderhoff | Nidreho | Niederhof | 285 | 5.30 | 57560 | 57504 |
| Niderviller | - | Niederweiler | 1,218 | 10.75 | 57565 | 57505 |
| Nitting | - | Nitting | 464 | 8.86 | 57790 | 57509 |
| Phalsbourg | Polsbuerj | Pfalzburg | 4,728 | 13.15 | 57370 | 57540 |
| Plaine-de-Walsch | - | Hochwalsch | 630 | 4.98 | 57870 | 57544 |
| Saint-Jean-Kourtzerode | Zischang-Kuerzrott | Sankt Johann-Kurzerode | 714 | 1.58 | 57370 | 57614 |
| Saint-Louis | Sînt-Lui | Saint Ludwig near Pfalzburg | 665 | 9.28 | 57820 | 57618 |
| Saint-Quirin | Saint Kurieng | Saint Quirin | 722 | 53.34 | 57560 | 57623 |
| Snail bush | Schneggebesch | Snail bush | 303 | 2.12 | 57400 | 57637 |
| Troisfontaines | - | Three wells | 1,272 | 12.90 | 57870 | 57680 |
| Turquestein-Blancrupt | - | Türkestein | 14th | 30.04 | 57560 | 57682 |
| Vasperviller | Woschperwiller | Wasperweiler | 316 | 1.54 | 57560 | 57697 |
| Vescheim | Weschum | Weschheim | 321 | 1.81 | 57370 | 57709 |
| Vilsberg | Wilschbuerj | Wilsberg | 357 | 5.00 | 57370 | 57721 |
| Voyer | - | Pond | 452 | 4.48 | 57560 | 57734 |
| Walscheid | Wolscheid / Walsched | Walscheid | 1,536 | 38.35 | 57870 | 57742 |
| Waltembourg | Woltebuerj | Waldenburg | 243 | 1.40 | 57370 | 57743 |
| Wintersbourg | Winterschbuerj | Wintersburg | 265 | 3.95 | 57635 | 57747 |
| Xouaxange | Swagzonche / Souagsonche | Schweixingen | 305 | 5.16 | 57830 | 57756 |
| Zilling | Zelling | Zillingen | 274 | 3.58 | 57370 | 57761 |
| Canton of Phalsbourg | Polsbuerj | Pfalzburg | 32,836 | 501.78 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Phalsbourg included the 26 municipalities of Arzviller , Berling , Bourscheid , Brouviller , Dabo , Danne-et-Quatre-Vents , Dannelbourg , Garrebourg , Guntzviller , Hangviller , Haselbourg , Henridorff , Hérange , Hultehouse , Lixheim , Lutzelbourg , Metting , Mittelbronn , Phalsbourg (main town), Saint-Jean-Kourtzerode , Saint-Louis , Vescheim , Vilsberg , Waltembourg , Wintersbourg and Zilling . Its layout corresponded to an area of 183.31 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5724.
Population development in the old canton
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,742 | 15,180 | 15,937 | 15,670 | 15,771 | 16,709 | 17,324 | 17,703 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Nicole Pierrard / Patrick Reichheld (both DVD) won against Camille Gazaud / Alexandre Sinteff (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 59.10% (voter turnout: 50.21%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1951 | René Muller | independent |
| 1951-197. | Georges Thomas | MRP , then DVD |
| 197-1982 | Oscar Gérard | DVD , then UDF |
| 1982-2001 | Jean Grosse | RPR , then UDF |
| 2001-2015 | Patrick Reichheld | DVD , then UMP |
| 2015– | Nicole Pierrard Patrick Reichheld |
DVD |
(1) since 2015 Department Council