Freyming-Merlebach

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Freyming-Merlebach
Commune
Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice
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Location of Freyming-Merlebach
Freyming-Merlebach is located in France
Freyming-Merlebach
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Freyming-Merlebach is located in Grand Est
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Coordinates: 49°08′33″N 6°47′59″E / 49.1425°N 6.7997°E / 49.1425; 6.7997
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonFreyming-Merlebach
IntercommunalityFreyming-Merlebach
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Lang[1]
Area
1
9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
13,266
 • Density1,460/km2 (3,790/sq mi)
DemonymMerlebachois(es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57240 /57800
Elevation200–346 m (656–1,135 ft)
(avg. 247 m or 810 ft)
Websitewww.freyming-merlebach.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2023 13,266+0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Commune de Freyming-Merlebach (57240), INSEE
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE