Walscheid
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Walscheid (French pronunciation: [valʃaid]; Lorraine Franconian: Wolscheid) is a commune in the Moselle department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Walscheid | |
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| Coordinates: 48°39′17″N 7°09′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg-Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Schiby[1] |
Area 1 | 38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,459 |
| • Density | 38.04/km2 (98.53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57742 /57870 |
| Elevation | 294–983 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
- Clotilde Ngouabi (1940–2019), French-born First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (1969 - 1972)
