Voimhaut
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Faulquemont | |
| Community association | District Urbain de Faulquemont | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 221-302 m | |
| surface | 4.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 253 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 63 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57580 | |
| INSEE code | 57728 | |
 Notre-Dame chapel |
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Voimhaut ( Lorraine Wémhaut ) is a municipality with 253 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department , about 22 kilometers east of Metz .
The village was first mentioned as Waimwalz in 1316 , then Wamhevalz (1421). In 1552 it was occupied and annexed by France, which was recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 .
From 1871 to 1918 Voimhaut belonged temporarily to the German Empire , but French remained the official and colloquial language. 1915-18 the German authorities renamed the place in Wainwalz .
During the Nazi occupation (1940-44) , the German authorities named the village Weintal .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 160 | 174 | 160 | 149 | 151 | 174 | 249 |
Web links
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