Moncourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Le Saulnois | |
| Community association | Saulnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 43 ' N , 6 ° 38' E | |
| height | 215-290 m | |
| surface | 6.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 70 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57810 | |
| INSEE code | 57473 | |
 Saint-Remi church |
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Moncourt is a French commune with 70 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins .
geography
Moncourt is located about eleven kilometers southeast of Vic-sur-Seille in the Saulnois at an altitude between 215 and 290 meters above sea level. The municipality covers 6.74 km². In the south, the municipality borders on the Meurthe-et-Moselle department ; the border runs here on the watershed between the catchment areas of Seille and Sânon .
history
The small village bore the German name Monhofen i.Lothr from 1915-18. (in contrast to Manom ). During the Second World War , the villagers were expelled by the Germans , the abandoned village was named Mohnhofen bei Duss from 1940-44 . In September 1944 the village was liberated.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 121 | 116 | 118 | 104 | 89 | 74 | 90 |
