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Commune in Grand Est, France

Freyming-Merlebach
Commune
Église Saint-MauriceÉglise Saint-Maurice
Coat of arms of Freyming-MerlebachCoat of arms
Location of Freyming-Merlebach Map
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Coordinates: 49°08′33″N 6°47′59″E / 49.1425°N 6.7997°E / 49.1425; 6.7997
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Freyming-Merlebach
Intercommunality Freyming-Merlebach
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Lang[1]
Area1 9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2] 13,027
• Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/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.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]

Historical 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]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Freyming-Merlebach (57240), INSEE
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE