Hommarting (French pronunciation: [ɔmaʁtɛ̃]; German: Hommartingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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_mairie.jpg) The town hall in Hommarting | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hommarting  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°44′21″N 7°08′45″E / 48.7392°N 7.1458°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Nisse[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 824 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57333 /57405 |
| Elevation | 257–336 m (843–1,102 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. | |
Geography edit
This municipality is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the pays de Sarrebourg.
It is located in the Rhine watershed within the Rhine-Meuse basin. It is drained by the Eichmatte stream, the Muellermatte stream, the Bubenbach stream and the Steiglenbach.[3]
Toponymy edit
Former names:[4] Humertingen (XVe siècle), Hummertingen (1490), Humertingen and Hommertingen (1525), Humerting (1556), Humerding (1675), Homertingen or Omertingen (1719), Homarting (1756), Hommartin (1793), Hommartingen (1871-1918), Humbertingen (1940-1944).
History edit
Hommarting was a former possession of the Weissembourg and Marmoutier abbeys, as well as of the Bishopric of Metz. It was also held in fief by numerous lords (Lutzelbourg, Lening-Réchicourt).
In 1661, with the treaty of Vincennes between the duke of Lorraine and Louis XIV, the commune became French.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Réseau hydrographique de Hommarting". Géoportail (in French).
- ^ Lepage, Henri. Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe (in French) (Impression Impériale ed.). Paris: Société d'archéologie de Lorraine.
External links edit
Media related to Hommarting at Wikimedia Commons
