Walscheid

Walscheid (French pronunciation: [valʃaid]; Lorraine Franconian: Wolscheid) is a commune in the Moselle department of Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Walscheid
Commune
The Gallo-Roman cemetery in Walscheid
Coat of arms
Location of Walscheid
Walscheid Show map of France Walscheid Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°39′17″N 7°09′03″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	Sarrebourg-Moselle Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Schiby[1]
Area 1	38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,467
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57742 /57870
Elevation	294–983 m (965–3,225 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,709	—
1975	1,742	+0.27%
1982	1,676	−0.55%
1990	1,624	−0.39%
1999	1,621	−0.02%
2007	1,645	+0.18%
2012	1,609	−0.44%
2017	1,536	−0.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Clotilde Ngouabi (1940–2019), French-born First Lady of the Republic of the Congo (1969 - 1972)

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department