Waldhouse
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Waldhouse (French pronunciation: [valduz]; German: Waldhausen; Lorraine Franconian: Walthuse) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
Waldhouse | |
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 A view of the village before 1939 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Waldhouse | |
  Waldhouse  Waldhouse | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′41″N 7°28′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emile Oliger[1] |
Area 1 | 6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 347 |
| • Density | 52.7/km2 (137/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57738 /57720 |
| Elevation | 248–381 m (814–1,250 ft) (avg. 384 m or 1,260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 362 | — |
| 1975 | 352 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 310 | −1.80% |
| 1990 | 344 | +1.31% |
| 1999 | 382 | +1.17% |
| 2007 | 386 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 390 | +0.21% |
| 2017 | 401 | +0.56% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
