Dabo, Moselle

Dabo
Dabo
Commune
	The rock of Dabo, seen from the village
	Coat of arms
	Location of Dabo
	Dabo Dabo
	Coordinates: 48°39′15″N7°14′16″E / 48.6542°N 7.2378°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Weber
Area 1	48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,366
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57163 /57850
Elevation	236–945 m (774–3,100 ft) ; (avg. 660 m or 2,170 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Last updated October 21, 2024

Dabo (German : Dagsburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History

Previous names:^[3]Dasburch (1188), Dasburg (1189) Dagesburg (1227), Tagesburg (1239), Dagespurg (1313), Dachspurg (1576).
An informal Franco-German summit between President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl took place in Dabo July 19, 1983.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,008	—
1975	2,982	−0.12%
1982	2,913	−0.33%
1990	2,789	−0.54%
1999	2,780	−0.04%
2007	2,658	−0.56%
2012	2,639	−0.14%
2017	2,522	−0.90%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Culture and main sights

Dabo Rock and Saint-Léon chapel

Dabo is mainly known for its rock, named "le Rocher de Dabo", in French. It is a pink sandstone rock crowned by the Saint-Léon chapel. Before the building of this religious site, there was a medieval castle.^[5]

This place used to be a celtic worship site. Nowadays, legends are still told about the rock.^[5]

The chapel on top of the rock
A part of the rock, in the forest
A medieval illustration of the castle

The troglodyte houses

Two troglodyte houses are still visible today in Dabo. They were inhabited until 1902.^[6] Nowadays, tourists and hiking enthusiasts can still visit this place.

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
↑ Dictionnaire géographique de la Meurthe - Henri Lepage
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
1 2 "SAINT-LÉON CHAPEL - DABO ROCK". Pays de Phalsbourg Tourisme.
↑ "Maisons troglodytiques de Dabo". tourisme-lorraine.fr.

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] Dictionnaire géographique de la Meurthe - Henri Lepage

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[:0-5] 1 2 "SAINT-LÉON CHAPEL - DABO ROCK". Pays de Phalsbourg Tourisme.

[6] "Maisons troglodytiques de Dabo". tourisme-lorraine.fr.

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