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Haut-Clocher

Coordinates: 48°45′34″N 7°00′05″E / 48.7594°N 7.0014°E / 48.7594; 7.0014
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Haut-Clocher
The town hall in Haut-Clocher
The town hall in Haut-Clocher
Coat of arms of Haut-Clocher
Location of Haut-Clocher
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Haut-Clocher is located in France
Haut-Clocher
Haut-Clocher
Haut-Clocher is located in Grand Est
Haut-Clocher
Haut-Clocher
Coordinates: 48°45′34″N 7°00′05″E / 48.7594°N 7.0014°E / 48.7594; 7.0014
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonSarrebourg
IntercommunalityCC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Beck[1]
Area
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11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
358
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57304 /57400
Elevation245–315 m (804–1,033 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Haut-Clocher (French pronunciation: [o klɔʃe]; German: Zittersdorf; 1574: Sittersdorff) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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The village was built on a hill at the top of which was a church which gave the village its name (in French, a bell tower is a "clocher" and "haut" means high.)

The French name Haut-Clocher replaced the former German name Zittersdorf.

History

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The commune was ruled by the seigneurs (lords) of Fénétrange, then by the bailliage of Lixheim.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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