Siersthal

Siersthal (French pronunciation: [siʁstal]; Lorraine Franconian: Siirschel) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Siersthal
Commune
The Ouvrage Simserhof
Coat of arms
Location of Siersthal
Siersthal Show map of France Siersthal Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°02′39″N 7°20′57″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Zintz[1]
Area 1	10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	644
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57651 /57410
Elevation	258–403 m (846–1,322 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 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. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from the Franco-German border.

Geography

The area of Siersthal is 10.5 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi), population density is 63.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (163/sq mi).

The map below shows the location of Siersthal with key infrastructure and adjacent municipalities.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	591	—
1975	592	+0.02%
1982	656	+1.48%
1990	673	+0.32%
1999	694	+0.34%
2007	653	−0.76%
2012	638	−0.46%
2017	665	+0.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department