Spicheren
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Spicheren (French pronunciation: [spiʃʁən];[3][4][5] German: Spichern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. It was also where the first shots of the Franco-Prussian war were fired during the Battle of Spicheren.
Spicheren | |
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A war memorial in Spicheren | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Spicheren | |
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| Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Stiring-Wendel |
| Intercommunality | CA Forbach Porte de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Klein[1] |
Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,143 |
| • Density | 388/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57659 /57350 |
| Elevation | 220–357 m (722–1,171 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 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 | 2,355 | — |
| 1975 | 2,414 | +0.35% |
| 1982 | 2,593 | +1.03% |
| 1990 | 3,008 | +1.87% |
| 1999 | 3,287 | +0.99% |
| 2007 | 3,249 | −0.15% |
| 2012 | 3,198 | −0.32% |
| 2017 | 3,224 | +0.16% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
