Spicheren (French pronunciation: [spiʃʁən];[3][4][5] German: Spichern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken.
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Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″E / 49.1925°N 6.9692°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) | Claude Klein[1] |
Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,218 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57659 /57350 |
Elevation | 220–357 m (722–1,171 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,355 | — |
1975 | 2,414 | +0.35% |
1982 | 2,593 | +1.03% |
1990 | 3,008 | +1.87% |
1999 | 3,287 | +0.99% |
2007 | 3,249 | −0.15% |
2012 | 3,198 | −0.32% |
2017 | 3,224 | +0.16% |
Source: INSEE[6] |