Farébersviller

Farébersviller (Lorraine Franconian: Fareewerschwiller/Ewerschwiller; German: Pfarrebersweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Farébersviller
The church in Farébersviller
Coat of arms
Location of Farébersviller
Farébersviller
Farébersviller
Coordinates: 49°06′56″N 6°51′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonFreyming-Merlebach
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Freyming-Merlebach
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Laurent Kleinhentz
Area
1
6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,541
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57207 /57450
Elevation219–321 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

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

Since 1989 the mayor of the municipality is Laurent Kleinhentz.

Demography

Historical population of Farébersviller
(Source: INSEE[2])
Year19681975198219901999200720122017
Population8,0017,7837,1226,8356,8765,9835,6925,541

Sites and monuments

Religious Buildings

  • The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • The church of Sainte-Thérèse
  • The chapel of Saint-Antoine
  • El-Hijra Mosque with minaret

Cultural structures

  • Good Fountain Square and the local art house in the village
  • Social Center St-Exupery
  • Center François Rabelais

Sports equipment

  • Complex Marcel Cerdan
  • COSEC
  • Small Gym
  • Tennis Stadium
  • Soccer Stadium
  • Archery

Personalities associated with the municipality

Twinnings

See also

Notes and references


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