Valmont (Moselle)

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Valmont
Valmont coat of arms
Valmont (France)
Valmont
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Saint-Avold
Community association Saint-Avold synergy
Coordinates 49 ° 5 '  N , 6 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '  N , 6 ° 42'  E
height 246-387 m
surface 9.24 km 2
Residents 3,131 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 339 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 57730
INSEE code

Saint-Gengoulf church

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Valmont (German Walmen ) is a French commune with 3,131 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement .

geography

Valmont is right next to Saint-Avold (road D20 towards Faulquemont ), not far from the border with Saarland . The place is at an altitude between 246 and 387 m above sea level, the mean height is 321 m. The municipality covers 9.24 km².

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 2,030 2,097 2,289 3,038 3,062 3,144 3,282

Attractions

  • Saint-Gengoulf / St. Gangolf
  • Saint-Prince-Lazare Serbian Orthodox Church from 1980
Serbian Orthodox Church

Web links

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