Haut-Clocher | |
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_mairie.jpg) The town hall in Haut-Clocher | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Haut-Clocher | |
  Haut-Clocher  Haut-Clocher | |
| Coordinates:48°45′34″N7°00′05″E / 48.7594°N 7.0014°E /48.7594; 7.0014 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Francis Beck[1] |
Area 1 | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 349 |
| • Density | 30.5/km2 (79.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57304 /57400 |
| Elevation | 245–315 m (804–1,033 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Haut-Clocher (French pronunciation:[oklɔʃe];German:Zittersdorf; 1574:Sittersdorff) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.
The village was built on a hill at the top of which was a church which gave the village its name (in French, a bell tower is a "clocher" and "haut" means high.)
The French name Haut-Clocher replaced the former German name Zittersdorf.
The commune was ruled by theseigneurs (lords) ofFénétrange, then by the bailliage ofLixheim.
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