Vatimont
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Community association | District Urbain de Faulquemont | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 224-303 m | |
| surface | 8.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 324 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57580 | |
| INSEE code | 57698 | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Vatimont ( Lorraine Vautieumont , German Wallersberg ) is a French commune with 324 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ), about 28 kilometers east of Metz .
history
The place was first mentioned in the 12th century as Walterimont and has always been on the French side of the former German-French language border . It has belonged to France since 1766.
An original stone from the Bastille has been exhibited in the town hall since 1791 , which is set into a wall.
From 1871 to 1918 Vatimont was temporarily part of the German Empire again , but French remained the official and colloquial language. At that time Vatimont had significantly more inhabitants (1910: 467 inhabitants).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 318 | 313 | 322 | 347 | 340 | 337 | 361 | 326 |
