Dabo, Moselle

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Dabo
Commune
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The rock of Dabo, seen from the village
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Location of Dabo
Dabo, Moselle
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Dabo
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Dabo
Coordinates: 48°39′15″N7°14′16″E / 48.6542°N 7.2378°E / 48.6542; 7.2378
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton Phalsbourg
Intercommunality Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Weber [1]
Area
1
48.12 km2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
2,384
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57163 /57850
Elevation236–945 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.

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

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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
YearPop.±% 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]
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Dabo

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 troglodyte houses

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

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Dictionnaire géographique de la Meurthe - Henri Lepage
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. 1 2 "SAINT-LÉON CHAPEL - DABO ROCK". Pays de Phalsbourg Tourisme.
  6. ↑ "Maisons troglodytiques de Dabo". tourisme-lorraine.fr.


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