Berthelming

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Berthelming

(2020–2026) Claude Erhard^[1]Area

10.67 km² (4.12 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

510 • Density48/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57066 /57930

Elevation231–282 m (758–925 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berthelming (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtəlmɛ̃]; German: Berthelmingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It has a railway station on the line from Metz to Strasbourg.

History

The village was part of the seigneury of Fénétrange-Schwanhals. The commune was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	587	—
1975	556	−0.77%
1982	568	+0.31%
1990	501	−1.56%
1999	520	+0.41%
2009	514	−0.12%
2014	503	−0.43%
2020	512	+0.30%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Cultural heritage and architecture

The village houses the remains of a Gallo-Roman villa.

A fortified house from the medieval period is still visible nowadays.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE