Roppeviller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines | |
| Canton | Bitche | |
| Community association | Pays de Bitche | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ' N , 7 ° 31' E | |
| height | 257-451 m | |
| surface | 13.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 105 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57230 | |
| INSEE code | 57594 | |
Roppeviller ( German Roppweiler , Lothr. Roppwiller ) is a French commune 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 cross-border Palatinate Forest-Northern Vosges biosphere reserve .
With 105 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Roppeviller is the smallest municipality in Bitscher Land . The inhabitants call themselves Roppevillerois in French and Roppweilerer in German .
geography
Roppeviller is located in the far northeast of Lorraine on the border with the Palatinate on the Grunnelsbach .
history
Gallo-Roman evidence indicates settlement in the 2nd century. A Roman road led across the district. The village was first specifically mentioned in 1314 under the name Roppeweyler (supposedly from Rappo = Germanic first name). Due to its remote location, Roppeviller has experienced a significant population decline. From 587 inhabitants in 1844, the population has fallen to around a quarter today.
Ecclesiastically, Roppeviller belonged to the parish Walschbronn until 1802 and since then to Volmunster . Politically, Roppeviller has been part of the canton of Bitche since 1790 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 158 | 164 | 140 | 122 | 125 | 140 | 125 | 105 |
Culture and sights
On the trail to Eppenbrunn is found above the ancient Roman road in the red sandstone a strongly weathered Roman rock relief known as Diana image . In addition to the goddess of the hunt, Mars , the god of war, and another figure with a fir tree can be recognized, who is probably the god of the forest, Silvanus .
