Freyming-Merlebach

Freyming-Merlebach (French pronunciation: [fʁɛmɛ̃ mɛʁləbak]; German: Freimingen-Merlenbach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Saarbrücken and Forbach.^[3]

Freyming-Merlebach
Commune
Église Saint-Maurice
Coat of arms
Location of Freyming-Merlebach
Freyming-Merlebach Show map of France Freyming-Merlebach Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°08′33″N 6°47′59″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Freyming-Merlebach
Intercommunality	Freyming-Merlebach
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Lang[1]
Area 1	9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	13,069
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Merlebachois(es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57240 /57800
Elevation	200–346 m (656–1,135 ft) (avg. 247 m or 810 ft)
Website	www.freyming-merlebach.fr
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.
1968	17,604	—
1975	15,605	−1.71%
1982	16,214	+0.55%
1990	15,224	−0.78%
1999	14,461	−0.57%
2007	13,356	−0.99%
2012	13,122	−0.35%
2017	12,818	−0.47%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department