Delme, Moselle

Delme (French pronunciation: [dɛlm]; German: Delm) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[2] It was the center of the former canton of Delme until 2015. It had a population of 989 in 2010.

Delme
The church in Delme
Location of Delme
Delme
Delme
Coordinates: 48°53′16″N 6°23′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Saulnois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Loïc Klopp
Area
1
5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,148
  Density230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57171 /57590
Elevation208–280 m (682–919 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Delme is located in 31 km to the southeast from Metz and approximately at the same distance from Nancy. Next communes: Tincry and Prévocourt in the northeast, Viviers and Fonteny in the east, Donjeux, Laneuveville-en-Saulnois and Oriocourt in the southeast, Lemoncourt in the south, Puzieux, Alaincourt-la-Côte, Liocourt and Xocourt in the northwest.

Education

Famous natives

  • Victor Lemoine (1823—1911). Famous French selector of ornamental plants who in particular created many grades of a lilac.

See also

References


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