Macheren

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Macheren

(2020–2026) Jean Meketyn^[1]Area

16.95 km² (6.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,802 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57428 /57730

Elevation217–332 m (712–1,089 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Macheren (French pronunciation: [maʃʁən]; German: Machern) is a commune in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.

The village is situated on the N56 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,842	—
1975	1,756	−0.68%
1982	2,063	+2.33%
1990	2,786	+3.83%
1999	2,809	+0.09%
2007	2,944	+0.59%
2012	2,891	−0.36%
2017	2,767	−0.87%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "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