Spicheren

Spicheren
A war memorial in Spicheren
A war memorial in Spicheren
Coat of arms of Spicheren
Location of Spicheren
Map
Spicheren is located in France
Spicheren
Spicheren
Spicheren is located in Grand Est
Spicheren
Spicheren
Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″E / 49.1925°N 6.9692°E / 49.1925; 6.9692
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonStiring-Wendel
IntercommunalityCA Forbach Porte de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Klein[1]
Area
1
8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,218
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57659 /57350
Elevation220–357 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.

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "L'info du mardi 11 août 2020 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Moselle : un hôpital pour poupées. - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ Sadler, Stephanie (17 February 2023). "18 équipes à l'Open de Volley à Spicheren". TV8 Moselle-Est (in French). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Media related to Spicheren at Wikimedia Commons