Dabo, Moselle
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Dabo (German: Dagsburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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The rock of Dabo, seen from the village | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dabo | |
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| Coordinates: 48°39′15″N 7°14′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Phalsbourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Weber[1] |
Area 1 | 48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,361 |
| • Density | 49.06/km2 (127.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57163 /57850 |
| Elevation | 236–945 m (774–3,100 ft) (avg. 660 m or 2,170 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Previous names:[3] Dasburch (1188), Dasburg (1189) Dagesburg (1227), Tagesburg (1239), Dagespurg (1313), Dachspurg (1576).
An informal Franco-German summit between President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl took place in Dabo July 19, 1983.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,008 | — |
| 1975 | 2,982 | −0.12% |
| 1982 | 2,913 | −0.33% |
| 1990 | 2,789 | −0.54% |
| 1999 | 2,780 | −0.04% |
| 2007 | 2,658 | −0.56% |
| 2012 | 2,639 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 2,522 | −0.90% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Culture and main sights
Dabo Rock and Saint-Léon chapel
Dabo is mainly known for its rock, named "le Rocher de Dabo", in French. It is a pink sandstone rock crowned by the Saint-Léon chapel. Before the building of this religious site, there was a medieval castle.[5]
This place used to be a celtic worship site. Nowadays, legends are still told about the rock.[5]
The chapel on top of the rock
A part of the rock, in the forest
A medieval illustration of the castle
The troglodyte houses
Two troglodyte houses are still visible today in Dabo. They were inhabited until 1902.[6] Nowadays, tourists and hiking enthusiasts can still visit this place.
