Erching
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Erching (French pronunciation: [ɛʁʃɛ̃]; German: Erchingen; Lorraine Franconian: Erschinge) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
Erching | |
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 Location of Erching | |
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| Coordinates: 49°06′43″N 7°15′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Behr[1] |
Area 1 | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 418 |
| • Density | 61.8/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57196 /57720 |
| Elevation | 268–392 m (879–1,286 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 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.
