Waltembourg
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Phalsbourg | |
| Community association | Pays de Phalsbourg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 7 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 280-350 m | |
| surface | 1.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 243 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 174 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57370 | |
| INSEE code | 57743 | |
| Website | Waltembourg | |
Waltembourg ( German Waldenburg ) is a French commune with 243 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 and the canton of Phalsbourg .
geography
Waltembourg is located about eleven kilometers east of Sarrebourg at an altitude between 280 and 350 m above sea level, the mean height is 342 m. The municipal area covers 1.4 km².
history
The municipality came to France in 1661, the place itself was founded around 1680 for the workers at the military fortifications of Phalsbourg . It then became German again through the Peace of Frankfurt in 1871 and French again after the First World War . During the Second World War , the region was again under German administration.
Until the end of the First World War, the official French place name was Valtembourg .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 79 | 85 | 104 | 166 | 199 | 201 | 228 | 245 |
