Delme (; ) is a commune in the

Moselle The Moselle ( , ; ; ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. A sm ...

department in

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in north-eastern

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. It was the center of the former canton of Delme until 2015. It had a population of 1,148 in 2019.

Geography

Delme is located 30 km to the southeast of

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

and 27 km northeast of Nancy. Next communes: Tincry and

Prévocourt Prévocourt (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France France, offi ...

in the northeast, Viviers in the east, Donjeux, Laneuveville-en-Saulnois and

Oriocourt Oriocourt (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France France, offic ...

in the southeast, Lemoncourt in the south, Puzieux, Alaincourt-la-Côte and Xocourt in the northwest.Quelques villes proches de Delme
villorama.com Its area is 5.09 km² and its elevation ranges between 208 and 280 m.

History

In 1790, Delme joined the Meurthe department. During his reign,

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

would have made several stops in Delme. The commune was integrated into

Alsace–Lorraine Alsace–Lorraine (German language, German: ''Elsaß–Lothringen''), officially the Imperial Territory of Alsace–Lorraine (), was a territory of the German Empire, located in modern-day France. It was established in 1871 by the German Empire ...

following the French defeat in the

Franco-Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...

of 1870, then returned to France following the

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in 1918. On the afternoon of September 3, 1944, the railway yard was bombed by American shells. The commune, wounded by the fighting, will not be liberated until November 17, 1944.

Education

* College Andre Malraux

Famous natives

Victor Lemoine Pierre Louis Victor Lemoine (October 21, 1823 in Delme, Moselle - December 11, 1911) was a celebrated and prolific French flower breeder who, among other accomplishments, created many of today's lilac varieties. As a result of his accomplishmen ...

(1823—1911). Famous French selector of ornamental plants who in particular created many grades of a

lilac ''Syringa'' is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly ...

References

External links

Official website

Collège André Malraux

Centre d'art contemporaine La synagogue de Delme

Communes of Moselle (department) Three Bishoprics {{SarrebourgChâteauSalins-geo-stub