Dalhain (French pronunciation: [dalɛ̃]; German: Dalheim) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Dalhain | |
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 The village in 1914 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Dalhain  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′20″N 6°33′41″E / 48.88889°N 6.56139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | CC du Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Conte[1] |
Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 101 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57166 /57340 |
| Elevation | 218–298 m (715–978 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The name Dalhain is of Germanic origins from the roots 'dal' meaning 'valley' and 'heim' meaning 'village'. The name is also recorded as Dalem, Dala, Dalehen and Dalcheim.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Lepage, Henri (1862). Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de la Meurthe. Vol. 17–18. Imprimerie impériale. p. 39.
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