Achain

Achain (Eng. ash ) is a commune with 82 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Château- Salins, the eponymous canton and municipal association Communauté de communes du Saulnois.

• 3.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

Achain located about 45 kilometers southeast of Metz in Saulnois at an altitude 227-330 meters above sea level. The municipality covers 4.79 km ².

History

In the Middle Ages Achain belonged to Seigneurie Morhange.

1793 Achain received the status of a municipality and the 1801 law on local self-government in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ). It belonged from 1801 to 1871 to the former department of Meurthe, which was renamed in 1871 in Meurthe -et -Moselle. 1871, the community was incorporated into the newly created National Rural Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire due to territorial changes through the course of the German - French War ( 1870-1871 ), but French remained the official and vernacular. The National Rural Alsace-Lorraine existed until the end of World War I (1914-1918) and was subsequently dissolved. Achain was at that time in the department of Moselle, this change was also maintained in 1918, when France was awarded Moselle again. In 1900 it was awarded the German -sounding name " ash ", this was reversed in 1918. The town was heavily damaged in World War I, among others, the church was destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1921.

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Coat of arms

Blazon: " Within a silver rim, topped with eight red shells, blue in a golden orb with a black band. "

The municipal coat of arms is the emblem of the Seigneurie Morhange, extended to the mussels, the attribute of the patron saint James ( Saint Jacques) of Achain.