Walscheid
Walscheid | |
|---|---|
 The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Walscheid | |
  Walscheid Location within France  Walscheid Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′17″N 7°09′03″E / 48.6547°N 7.1508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg-Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Schiby[1] |
Area 1 | 38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,459 |
| • Density | 38.04/km2 (98.53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57742 /57870 |
| Elevation | 294–983 m (965–3,225 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Walscheid (French pronunciation: [valʃaid]; Lorraine Franconian: Wolscheid) is a commune in the Moselle department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,709 | — |
| 1975 | 1,742 | +0.27% |
| 1982 | 1,676 | −0.55% |
| 1990 | 1,624 | −0.39% |
| 1999 | 1,621 | −0.02% |
| 2007 | 1,645 | +0.18% |
| 2012 | 1,609 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 1,536 | −0.92% |
| 2023 | 1,459 | −0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
- Clotilde Ngouabi (1940–2019), French-born First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (1969 - 1972)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Media related to Walscheid at Wikimedia Commons
