Walscheid (French pronunciation: [valʃaid]; Lorraine Franconian Wolscheid) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Walscheid
The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid
The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid
Coat of arms of Walscheid
Location of Walscheid
Map
Walscheid is located in France
Walscheid
Walscheid
Walscheid is located in Grand Est
Walscheid
Walscheid
Coordinates: 48°39′17″N 7°09′03″E / 48.6547°N 7.1508°E / 48.6547; 7.1508
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
IntercommunalitySarrebourg-Moselle Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Schiby[1]
Area
1
38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,476
 • Density38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57742 /57870
Elevation294–983 m (965–3,225 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

edit
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,709—    
1975 1,742+0.27%
1982 1,676−0.55%
1990 1,624−0.39%
1999 1,621−0.02%
2007 1,645+0.18%
2012 1,609−0.44%
2017 1,536−0.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

edit
  • Clotilde Ngouabi (1940–2019), French-born First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (1969 - 1972)

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
edit