Rahling (French pronunciation: [ʁalɛ̃]; German: Rahlingen; Lorraine Franconian: Rahlinge) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

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The chapel in Rahling
The chapel in Rahling
Coat of arms of Rahling
Location of Rahling
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Rahling is located in France
Rahling
Rahling
Rahling is located in Grand Est
Rahling
Rahling
Coordinates: 48°59′34″N 7°12′55″E / 48.9928°N 7.2153°E / 48.9928; 7.2153
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Bitche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Claude Bach[1]
Area
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21.3 km2 (8.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
725
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57561 /57410
Elevation234–366 m (768–1,201 ft)
(avg. 242 m or 794 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

In 2010 the commune had 813 inhabitants (density: 38.2 people per km2).

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References

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