Freyming-Merlebach

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Freyming-Merlebach

(2020–2026) Pierre Lang^[1]Area

9.06 km² (3.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

13,027 • Density1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)DemonymMerlebachois(es)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57240 /57800

Elevation200–346 m (656–1,135 ft)
(avg. 247 m or 810 ft)Websitewww.freyming-merlebach.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Freyming-Merlebach (French pronunciation: [fʁɛmɛ̃ mɛʁləbak]; German: Freimingen-Merlenbach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Saarbrücken and Forbach.^[3]

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	17,604	—
1975	15,605	−1.71%
1982	16,214	+0.55%
1990	15,224	−0.78%
1999	14,461	−0.57%
2007	13,356	−0.99%
2012	13,122	−0.35%
2017	12,818	−0.47%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune de Freyming-Merlebach (57240), INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE