Dalhain

Dalhain
The village in 1914
Location of Dalhain
Dalhain
Dalhain
Coordinates: 48°53′20″N 6°33′41″E / 48.88889°N 6.56139°E / 48.88889; 6.56139
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCC du Saulnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Conte[1]
Area
1
4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
98
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57166 /57340
Elevation218–298 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.

Dalhain (French pronunciation: [dalɛ̃]; German: Dalheim) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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]

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Lepage, Henri (1862). Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de la Meurthe. Vol. 17–18. Imprimerie impériale. p. 39.
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