Dalhain

Dalhain (French pronunciation: [dalɛ̃]; German: Dalheim) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Dalhain
The village in 1914
Location of Dalhain
Dalhain
Dalhain
Coordinates: 48°53′20″N 6°33′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCC du Saulnois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Didier Conte
Area
1
4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
101
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57166 /57340
Elevation218–298 m (715–978 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The name Dalhain is of Germanic origins from the roots 'dal' meaning 'valley' and 'heim' meaning 'village'. The name is also recorded as Dalem, Dala, Dalehen and Dalcheim.

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