Haut-Clocher Explained

Haut-Clocher
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Haut-Clocher (Moselle).svg
Arrondissement:Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton:Sarrebourg
Insee:57304
Postal Code:57400
Mayor:Francis Beck[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud
Coordinates:48.7594°N 7.0014°W
Elevation M:260
Elevation Min M:245
Elevation Max M:315
Area Km2:11.44

Haut-Clocher (in French pronounced as /o klɔʃe/; ; 1574: Sittersdorff) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.