Erching

Erching (French pronunciation: [ɛʁʃɛ̃]; German: Erchingen; Lorraine Franconian: Erschinge) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Erching
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Erching
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Coordinates: 49°06′43″N 7°15′50″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Behr[1]
Area 1	6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	418
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57196 /57720
Elevation	268–392 m (879–1,286 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department