Lengelsheim
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines | |
| Canton | Bitche | |
| Community association | Pays de Bitche | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 7 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 265-388 m | |
| surface | 5.3 km 2 | |
| Residents | 205 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57720 | |
| INSEE code | 57393 | |
 Lourdes grotto in Lengelsheim |
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Lengelsheim is a French commune with 205 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Sarreguemines arrondissement and the Bitche canton and is part of the Northern Vosges Natural Park .
geography
Lengelsheim is seven kilometers north of Bitche and four kilometers east of Volmunster at the confluence of the Breidenbach, Bittenbach and Himersbach rivers.
history
The community was first mentioned in 1414 as Lengeniss .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 236 | 231 | 223 | 218 | 226 | 209 | 209 | 205 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
literature
- Les moulins et scieries du Pays de Bitche , Joël Beck, 1999.
- Le Pays de Bitche 1900-1939 , Joël Beck, 2005.
Web links
Commons : Lengelsheim - Collection of images, videos and audio files
