Freyming-Merlebach
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Freyming-Merlebach (French pronunciation: [fʁɛmɛ̃ mɛʁləbak]; German: Freimingen-Merlenbach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Saarbrücken and Forbach.[3]
Freyming-Merlebach | |
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Église Saint-Maurice | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Freyming-Merlebach | |
  Freyming-Merlebach  Freyming-Merlebach | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′33″N 6°47′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Freyming-Merlebach |
| Intercommunality | Freyming-Merlebach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Lang[1] |
Area 1 | 9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 13,266 |
| • Density | 1,460/km2 (3,790/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Merlebachois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57240 /57800 |
| Elevation | 200–346 m (656–1,135 ft) (avg. 247 m or 810 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17,604 | — |
| 1975 | 15,605 | −1.71% |
| 1982 | 16,214 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 15,224 | −0.78% |
| 1999 | 14,461 | −0.57% |
| 2007 | 13,356 | −0.99% |
| 2012 | 13,122 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | 12,818 | −0.47% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
