Haut-Clocher (French pronunciation: [o klɔʃe]; German: Zittersdorf; 1574: Sittersdorff) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Haut-Clocher | |
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_mairie.jpg) The town hall in Haut-Clocher | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Haut-Clocher  | |
  Haut-Clocher  Haut-Clocher | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′34″N 7°00′05″E / 48.7594°N 7.0014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Beck[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 358 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57304 /57400 |
| Elevation | 245–315 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. | |
Toponymy
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
The commune was ruled by the seigneurs (lords) of Fénétrange, then by the bailliage of Lixheim.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Haut-Clocher at Wikimedia Commons
