Farébersviller

Farébersviller
Commune
The church in Farébersviller
The church in Farébersviller
Coat of arms of Farébersviller
Coat of arms
Location of Farébersviller
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Farébersviller is located in France
Farébersviller
Farébersviller
Farébersviller is located in Grand Est
Farébersviller
Farébersviller
Coordinates: 49°06′56″N 6°51′52″E / 49.1156°N 6.8644°E / 49.1156; 6.8644
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonFreyming-Merlebach
IntercommunalityFreyming-Merlebach
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Kleinhentz[1]
Area
1
6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,316
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57207 /57450
Elevation219–321 m (719–1,053 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Farébersviller (French pronunciation: [faʁebɛʁsvilɛʁ]; Lorraine Franconian: Fareewerschwiller/Ewerschwiller; German: Pfarrebersweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is located only 3 km from the German border.

Location

Farébersviller lies at the heart of the coalfield between 3 major cities that are Forbach, Sarreguemines and Saint-Avold.

The municipality consists of 2 very different entities that are the village, the original place to the south and the city, created from 1954 by the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL) to accommodate a large number of miners working in the Valley the Rosselle nearby.

Administration

Since 1989 the mayor of the municipality is Laurent Kleinhentz.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 8,001—    
1975 7,783−0.39%
1982 7,122−1.26%
1990 6,835−0.51%
1999 6,876+0.07%
2007 5,983−1.72%
2012 5,692−0.99%
2017 5,541−0.54%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sites and monuments

Religious Buildings

  • The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • The church of Sainte-Thérèse
  • The chapel of Saint-Antoine
  • El-Hijra Mosque with minaret

Cultural structures

  • Good Fountain Square and the local art house in the village
  • Social Center St-Exupery
  • Center François Rabelais

Sports equipment

  • Complex Marcel Cerdan
  • COSEC
  • Small Gym
  • Tennis Stadium
  • Soccer Stadium
  • Archery

Personalities associated with the municipality

Twinnings

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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