Haut-Clocher (French pronunciation: [o klɔʃe]; German: Zittersdorf; 1574: Sittersdorff) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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″N 7°00′05″E / 48.7594°N 7.0014°E | |
| 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 (2021)[2] | 358 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/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. | |
Toponymy edit
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.
History edit
The commune was ruled by the seigneurs (lords) of Fénétrange, then by the bailliage of Lixheim.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links edit
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