Canton of Delme
| Canton of Delme | |
|---|---|
| French canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Château-Salins |
| Seat | Delme |
| Communes | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Representative |
Brice Lerond 2011-2014 |
| Cantonal code | 57 07 |
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.
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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4416 | 4843 | 4515 | 4450 | 4477 | 4760 | 5610 |
| 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).
| Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code | INSEE code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajoncourt | 86 | 57590 | 57009 |
| Alaincourt-la-Côte | 136 | 57590 | 57010 |
| Aulnois-sur-Seille | 240 | 57590 | 57040 |
| Bacourt | 120 | 57590 | 57045 |
| Baudrecourt | 187 | 57580 | 57054 |
| Bréhain | 107 | 57340 | 57107 |
| Château-Bréhain | 78 | 57340 | 57130 |
| Chenois | 68 | 57580 | 57138 |
| Chicourt | 80 | 57590 | 57141 |
| Craincourt | 267 | 57590 | 57158 |
| Delme | 1,052 | 57590 | 57171 |
| Donjeux | 91 | 57590 | 57182 |
| Fonteny | 138 | 57590 | 57225 |
| Fossieux | 161 | 57590 | 57228 |
| Frémery | 64 | 57590 | 57236 |
| Hannocourt | 22 | 57590 | 57292 |
| Jallaucourt | 161 | 57590 | 57349 |
| Juville | 116 | 57590 | 57354 |
| Laneuveville-en-Saulnois | 271 | 57590 | 57381 |
| Lemoncourt | 76 | 57590 | 57391 |
| Lesse | 196 | 57580 | 57395 |
| Liocourt | 147 | 57590 | 57406 |
| Lucy | 211 | 57590 | 57424 |
| Malaucourt-sur-Seille | 145 | 57590 | 57436 |
| Marthille | 177 | 57340 | 57451 |
| Morville-sur-Nied | 127 | 57590 | 57486 |
| Oriocourt | 61 | 57590 | 57525 |
| Oron | 110 | 57590 | 57528 |
| Prévocourt | 108 | 57590 | 57555 |
| Puzieux | 180 | 57590 | 57559 |
| Saint-Epvre | 166 | 57580 | 57609 |
| Tincry | 168 | 57590 | 57674 |
| Villers-sur-Nied | 92 | 57340 | 57719 |
| Viviers | 119 | 57590 | 57727 |
| Xocourt | 82 | 57590 | 57755 |
See also
External links
- Le canton de Delme sur le site de l'Insee
- plan du canton de Delme sur Mapquest
- Localisation du canton de Delme sur une carte de France
Coordinates: 48°54′11″N 6°25′25″E / 48.9031°N 6.4236°E