Canton of Delme

The canton of Delme is a former French administrative division located in the department of the Moselle and the Lorraine region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its communes became part of the new canton of Le Saulnois.

Delme
Former canton
Location of the canton of Delme in the Arrondissement of Château-Salins
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
No. of communes35
Established1790
Disbanded2015
SeatDelme
Area
 • Total207.88 km2 (80.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,610
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)

Geography

This canton was organised around Delme in the arrondissement of Château-Salins. Its altitude varies 187 m (Ajoncourt) in 401m (Puzieux) for a medium altitude of 246m.

History

It is an ancient canton of the department of Meurthe. It was annexed in its entirety by Germany in 1871, in accordance with the treaty of Frankfurt. It was included into the department of the Moselle in 1918.

Demography
Historical population of Canton of Delme
Year1962196819751982199019992012
Population4416484345154450447747605610
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Departments

The canton of Delme puts 35 villages together and counts 5 610 inhabitants (census of 2012).

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Ajoncourt865759057009
Alaincourt-la-Côte1365759057010
Aulnois-sur-Seille2405759057040
Bacourt1205759057045
Baudrecourt1875758057054
Bréhain1075734057107
Château-Bréhain785734057130
Chenois685758057138
Chicourt805759057141
Craincourt2675759057158
Delme1,0525759057171
Donjeux915759057182
Fonteny1385759057225
Fossieux1615759057228
Frémery645759057236
Hannocourt225759057292
Jallaucourt1615759057349
Juville1165759057354
Laneuveville-en-Saulnois2715759057381
Lemoncourt765759057391
Lesse1965758057395
Liocourt1475759057406
Lucy2115759057424
Malaucourt-sur-Seille1455759057436
Marthille1775734057451
Morville-sur-Nied1275759057486
Oriocourt615759057525
Oron1105759057528
Prévocourt1085759057555
Puzieux1805759057559
Saint-Epvre1665758057609
Tincry1685759057674
Villers-sur-Nied925734057719
Viviers1195759057727
Xocourt825759057755

See also

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