Rodalbe
| Rodalbe | ||
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Le Saulnois | |
| Community association | Saulnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 6 ° 42' E | |
| height | 226-290 m | |
| surface | 10.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 253 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57340 | |
| INSEE code | 57587 | |
Rodalbe (German Rodalben ) is a French commune with 253 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
Rodalbe lies between Morhange and Bénestroff at an altitude between 226 and 290 m above sea level, the mean height is 245 m. The municipality covers 10.57 km².
The place is at the source of the small river Albe .
The hamlets belong to the municipality of Rodalbe
- Feriendal ( Feriental ), located to the south,
- Sainte-Suzanne ( Saint Susanna ), also south, and
- Allewald, to the east.
history
Through the Peace of Westphalia , the formerly German town came to France and then became German again in 1871 through the Peace of Frankfurt , until the end of the First World War. Even during the Second World War, the place was under German administration.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 196 | 201 | 168 | 196 | 182 | 181 | 186 | 241 |
Culture and sights
Saint-Nicolas church
nameless chapel in Rodalbe
