Delme
| Delme | ||
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  Delme | ||
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Location within Lorraine region  Delme | ||
| Coordinates: 48°53′16″N 6°23′35″E / 48.8878°N 6.3931°ECoordinates: 48°53′16″N 6°23′35″E / 48.8878°N 6.3931°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Le Saulnois | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saulnois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roland Geis | |
| Area1 | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 989 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57171 / 57590 | |
| Elevation |
208–280 m (682–919 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Delme is a commune in the Moselle department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France. It was the center of the canton of Delme until 2015. It had a population of 989 in 2010.
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
- College Andre Malraux
Famous natives
- Victor Lemoine (1823—1911). Famous French selector of ornamental plants who in particular created many grades of a lilac.
See also
External links
- http://www.delme.fr/
- http://www.insee.fr/fr/methodes/nomenclatures/cog/fichecommunale.asp?codedep=57&codecom=171&codecan=07
- http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/Pres-etab/CollAndreMalrauxDelme/
- http://www.cac-synagoguedelme.org/
- http://cassini.ehess.fr/cassini/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=11688
- http://judaisme.sdv.fr/synagog/moselle/delme.htm
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