Sarraltroff
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Sarrebourg | |
| Community association | Sarrebourg Moselle Sud | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 46 ' N , 7 ° 4' E | |
| height | 235-326 m | |
| surface | 11.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 748 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57400 | |
| INSEE code | 57629 | |
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Sarraltroff (German Saaraltdorf ) is a French commune with 748 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
Sarraltroff is about five kilometers north of Sarrebourg on the Saar at an altitude between 235 and 326 m above sea level, the mean height is 260 m. The municipality covers 11.97 km².
history
The village came in 1766 with the transfer of the Duchy of Lorraine to the French King Louis XV. from the Holy Roman Empire to the Kingdom of France . From 1871 to 1918 Saaraltroff belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine . After the defeat of the German Reich in World War I in 1918, the village became part of the Third French Republic . From 1940 to 1944 Saaraltroff was under German occupation and belonged to the Lorraine CdZ area . Saaraltroff has belonged to France since 1945.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 583 | 602 | 713 | 752 | 799 | 794 | 786 | 737 |
Culture and sights
Saint-Michel church
