Coume
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Boulay-Moselle | |
| Community association | Houve-Pays Boulageois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 12 ' N , 6 ° 34' E | |
| height | 225-406 m | |
| surface | 14.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 662 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57220 | |
| INSEE code | 57154 | |
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Coume (German: Kuhmen ) is a French commune with 662 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
location
The municipality is located in the north of Lorraine, about eight kilometers west of the border town of Creutzwald .
history
There were already settlements here in Gallo-Roman times . The place was first mentioned as Cuine in the 11th century. Other names were Coma (1217), Come (1274), Cosme (1404), Coume (1630), Chom (1681), Koume (1688), Coom (1760) and many similar spellings.
Population development
| year | 1708 | 1817 | 1910 | 1990 | 2009 |
| Residents | 180 | 677 | 564 | 540 | 680 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Martin from 1868
- Fortresses of the Maginot Line
- Replica of the Lourdes grotto
Web links
Commons : Coume - collection of images, videos and audio files
