Cocheren
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Cocheren (French pronunciation: [kɔʃʁən]; German: Kochern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Cocheren | |
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The church of the Trinity in Cocheren | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cocheren | |
  Cocheren  Cocheren | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′39″N 6°51′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Forbach |
| Intercommunality | CA Forbach Porte de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Bernard Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,358 |
| • Density | 598/km2 (1,550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57144 /57800 |
| Elevation | 200–340 m (660–1,120 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Localities of the commune: Ditschviller (German: Ditschweiler), Herapel.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,227 | — |
| 1975 | 3,731 | −1.77% |
| 1982 | 3,544 | −0.73% |
| 1990 | 3,425 | −0.43% |
| 1999 | 3,293 | −0.44% |
| 2007 | 3,395 | +0.38% |
| 2012 | 3,515 | +0.70% |
| 2017 | 3,478 | −0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
