Enchenberg | |
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 St. Verena's Chapel | |
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| Coordinates: 49°01′00″N 7°20′00″E / 49.0167°N 7.3333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Veronique Wittmann[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,214 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57192 /57415 |
| Elevation | 252–408 m (827–1,339 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Enchenberg (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʃɑ̃bɛʁ][3][4] or [ɛnʃənbɛʁɡ];[5][6] Lorraine Franconian: Enschebärsch) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. As of the 2013 France census, the village's population is 1,272. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Enchenbergeois or Enchenbergeoises.
Geography
Location
Located east of the Moselle department, the village is part of the Pays de Bitche. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-west of Bitche, the county's chief town, 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) south-east of Sarreguemines, the arrondissement's subprefecture, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Metz, the department's prefecture and about 57 kilometres (35 mi) north-west of Strasbourg, the region's prefecture.[7] Neighboring communes include Bining and Rohrbach-lès-Bitche to the west, Petit-Réderching, Siersthal and Lambach to the north, Lemberg to the east, and Montbronn and Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche to the south.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Source:[8]
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Administration
Canton and intercommunality
Enchenberg is one of 46 communes in the canton of Bitche. Its general counsels since the French legislative election of 2012 are Anne Mazuy-Harter (DVD) and David Suck (UDI).[9]
The town is part of the Pays de Bitche federation of municipalities which as of January 1, 2017 consists of the same 46 communes as the canton. This grouping is headed by Francis Vogt, municipal counsel of Bitche.[10]
List of successive mayors
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2008 | Raymond Rimlinger | DVG | General counsel |
| 2008 | 2011 | Thierry Beck | ||
| 2011 | 2014 | Laurent Hen | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Bernard Fath | ||
| 2020 | 2026 | Veronique Wittmann |
Population
In 2017 the commune had 1,239 inhabitants.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,277 | — |
| 1975 | 1,214 | −0.72% |
| 1982 | 1,142 | −0.87% |
| 1990 | 1,197 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 1,192 | −0.05% |
| 2007 | 1,217 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 1,277 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 1,239 | −0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[11] | ||
Local life
Language
The majority of the inhabitants can speak and/or understand German and also speak French. The local dialect is known as Lorraine Franconian. Lorraine Franconian is a dialect of German that has been spoken and developed in the region for over a thousand years.[12]
Education
Enchenberg depends on the Academy of Nancy-Metz.
The village is provided with a preschool (French: école maternelle) and a primary school (French: école primaire).
Studies then go on at the collège La Paraison in Lemberg. To pursue their studies in high school, young Enchenbergeois mainly go to Bitche or Sarreguemines.
Health
Nearby hospitals are located in Bitche, Ingwiller, Sarreguemines, Saverne, Haguenau and Strasbourg.[13]
See also
Bibliography
- Beck, Joël (1988). Rohrbach-lès-Bitche et son canton (in French) (Éditions Pierron ed.). Sarreguemines.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Beck, Joël (1999). Moulins : huileries, tailleries, scieries du pays de Bitche (in French) (Éditions Pierron ed.). Sarreguemines.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Beck, Joël (2004). Le canton de Rohrbach-lès-Bitche (in French) (Éditions Sutton ed.).
- Beck, Joël (2005). Le Pays de Bitche 1900-1939 (in French) (Éditions Sutton ed.).
- Cochet, Jean Didier (2008). Plan local d'urbanisme d'Enchenberg [Rapport de présentation] (PDF) (in French). Laxou. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Glath, Paul-Édouard (1997). Du pays de Bitche en Charente-Maritime : Souvenirs de 1939-40 (in French).
- Hiegel, Henri (1971). "Les noms de localités d'Enchenberg, Glasenberg, Lemberg et Mouterhouse". Le Pays de Bitche (in French). Vol. num. 3. pp. 8–11.
- Jacops, Marie-France; Guillaume, Jacques; Hemmert, Didier (1998). Le Pays de Bitche (Moselle) (in French) (Éditions Serpenoise ed.). Metz. pp. 46–48.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Kochert, Francis; Michaux, Laurette; Michaux, Gérard (2008). Moselle : Metz et le pays messin, pays de Bitche, Nied, Sarrebourg, Saulnois, trois frontières et bassin houiller (in French).
- Schaefer, Joseph (2004). Le Pays de Bitche, passionnément (in French).
- Schutz, André (1992). Bitche et son pays (in French).
Related articles
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Un foodtruck de Noël pour aider les sinistrés des inondations, retrieved 12 January 2022
- ^ Premier conseil municipal junior à Enchenberg, retrieved 17 June 2022
- ^ Concours d'obstacles National Pro 2 au Laurentides - Barrage 135, retrieved 12 January 2022
- ^ Madame le Maire : Portrait de Véronique Wittmann, retrieved 12 January 2022
- ^ "Quelques villes proches d'Enchenberg". Villorama. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ "County Council". moselle.fr. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "The community of communes's elected representatives". Pays de Bitche community of communes's website. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ S. Legrand - according to the INSEE's numbers.
- ^ "Nearest hospitals from Enchenberg". medecin-360.fr. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
External links
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Travel information from Wikivoyage
- "Enchenberg's official website" (in French).
- "Enchenberg". bitscherland.fr (in French).
- "Enchenberg". geneawiki.com (in French).
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