Behren-lès-Forbach

Behren-lès-Forbach (French pronunciation: [beʁən lɛ fɔʁbak],^[3] literally Behren near Forbach; German: Behren) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Between 1812 and 1925, it was part of the commune of Kerbach.^[4]

Behren-lès-Forbach
Commune
A general view of Behren-lès-Forbach
Coat of arms
Location of Behren-lès-Forbach
Behren-lès-Forbach Show map of France Behren-lès-Forbach Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°10′28″N 6°56′08″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)	Dominique Ferrau[1]
Area 1	5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,299
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57058 /57460
Elevation	243–382 m (797–1,253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 250 —     1800 244 −0.35% 1806 291 +2.98% 1926 519 +0.48% 1931 502 −0.66% 1936 473 −1.18% 1946 429 −0.97% 1954 524 +2.53% 1962 10,486 +45.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 12,512 +2.99% 1975 12,015 −0.58% 1982 11,152 −1.06% 1990 10,291 −1.00% 1999 10,073 −0.24% 2007 8,781 −1.70% 2012 7,500 −3.10% 2017 6,562 −2.64%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department