Spicheren ([spiʃʁən];[3][4] 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.
Spicheren | |
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Commune | |
A war memorial in Spicheren | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Spicheren ![]() | |
Spicheren Spicheren | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″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 | 3,232 |
| • 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. | |
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