Dalhain
Dalhain (German: Dalheim) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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 The village in 1914 | |
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Location of Dalhain 
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| Coordinates: 48°53′23″N 6°33′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Didier Conte |
| Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 110 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57166 /57340 |
| Elevation | 218–298 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. | |
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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Lepage, Henri (1862). Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de la Meurthe. 17–18. Imprimerie impériale. p. 39.
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