Delme | |
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 The church in Delme | |
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  Delme  Delme | |
| Coordinates:48°53′16″N6°23′35″E / 48.8878°N 6.3931°E /48.8878; 6.3931 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | CC du Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Loïc Klopp[1] |
Area 1 | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,166 |
| • Density | 229/km2 (593/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57171 /57590 |
| Elevation | 208–280 m (682–919 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Delme (French pronunciation:[dɛlm];German:Delm) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3] It was the center of the formercanton of Delme until 2015.[4] As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,166.[5]
Delme is located 30 km to the southeast ofMetz and 27 km northeast ofNancy. Next communes:Tincry andPrévocourt in the northeast,Viviers in the east,Donjeux,Laneuveville-en-Saulnois andOriocourt in the southeast,Lemoncourt in the south,Puzieux,Alaincourt-la-Côte andXocourt in the northwest.[6] Its area is 5.09 km2 and its elevation ranges between 208 and 280 m.[4]
In 1790, Delme joined the Meurthe department.
During his reign,Napoleon I would have made several stops in Delme.
The commune was integrated intoAlsace–Lorraine following the French defeat in theFranco-Prussian War of 1870, then returned to France following theFirst World War in 1918.
On the afternoon of September 3, 1944, the railway yard was bombed by American shells. The commune, wounded by the fighting, will not be liberated until November 17, 1944.
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