Previous names: 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
Year
Pop.
±% 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
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.
This place used to be a celtic worship site. Nowadays, legends are still told about the rock.
The chapel on top of the rock
A part of the rock, in the forest
A medieval illustration of the castle
The troglodyte houses
Two troglodyte houses are still visible today in Dabo. They were inhabited until 1902. Nowadays, tourists and hiking enthusiasts can still visit this place.
The chapel on top of the rock
A part of the rock, in the forest
A medieval illustration of the castle
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