Liéhon
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Community association | Sud Messin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 6 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 214-291 m | |
| surface | 5.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 114 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57420 | |
| INSEE code | 57403 | |
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Liéhon is a French commune with 114 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Metz .
geography
Liéhon is located southeast of Metz at an altitude between 214 and 291 meters above sea level, the mean height is 260 meters. The municipality covers 5.38 km².
history
During the expansion of the Metz-Nancy-Lorraine airport in 2003, a villa from the 1st century was found that was inhabited until the 4th century. Various gold artifacts have also been discovered in the villa .
As a French-speaking town, Liéhon was one of the last 247 communities whose name was Germanized on September 2, 1915 during the First World War (1914-1918). The name was changed to "Lieheim" and was the official place name until 1918.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
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| 94 | 83 | 101 | 118 | 123 | 129 | 119 | 100 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martial Monteil, Laurence Tranoy: La France gallo-romaine . La Découverte, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-7071-5438-5 , pp. 66 + 74 f . (French)
- ↑ Les 247 dernières communes à noms français, débaptisées seulement le 2 septembre 1915 (French)