Cocheren

Cocheren (French pronunciation: [kɔʃʁən]; German: Kochern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Cocheren
Commune
The church of the Trinity in Cocheren
Coat of arms
Location of Cocheren
Cocheren Show map of France Cocheren Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°08′39″N 6°51′26″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Forbach
Intercommunality	CA Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Bernard Martin[1]
Area 1	5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,351
• Density	596/km2 (1,540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57144 /57800
Elevation	200–340 m (660–1,120 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Localities of the commune: Ditschviller (German: Ditschweiler), Herapel.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,227	—
1975	3,731	−1.77%
1982	3,544	−0.73%
1990	3,425	−0.43%
1999	3,293	−0.44%
2007	3,395	+0.38%
2012	3,515	+0.70%
2017	3,478	−0.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department