Farébersviller (French pronunciation: [faʁebɛʁsvilɛʁ]; Lorraine Franconian: Fareewerschwiller/Ewerschwiller; German: Pfarrebersweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Farébersviller | |
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 The church in Farébersviller | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Farébersviller  | |
  Farébersviller  Farébersviller | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′56″N 6°51′52″E / 49.1156°N 6.8644°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Freyming-Merlebach |
| Intercommunality | Freyming-Merlebach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Kleinhentz[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,316 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57207 /57450 |
| Elevation | 219–321 m (719–1,053 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located only 3 km from the German border.
Location edit
Farébersviller lies at the heart of the coalfield between 3 major cities that are Forbach, Sarreguemines and Saint-Avold.
The municipality consists of 2 very different entities that are the village, the original place to the south and the city, created from 1954 by the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL) to accommodate a large number of miners working in the Valley the Rosselle nearby.
Administration edit
Since 1989 the mayor of the municipality is Laurent Kleinhentz.
Demography edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,001 | — |
| 1975 | 7,783 | −0.39% |
| 1982 | 7,122 | −1.26% |
| 1990 | 6,835 | −0.51% |
| 1999 | 6,876 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 5,983 | −1.72% |
| 2012 | 5,692 | −0.99% |
| 2017 | 5,541 | −0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sites and monuments edit
Religious Buildings edit
- The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- The church of Sainte-Thérèse
- The chapel of Saint-Antoine
- El-Hijra Mosque with minaret
Cultural structures edit
- Good Fountain Square and the local art house in the village
- Social Center St-Exupery
- Center François Rabelais
Sports equipment edit
- Complex Marcel Cerdan
- COSEC
- Small Gym
- Tennis Stadium
- Soccer Stadium
- Archery
Personalities associated with the municipality edit
- Gennaro Bracigliano (1980- ), Goalkeeper at l'ASNL
Twinnings edit
See also edit
Notes and references edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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