Merten (French pronunciation: [mɛʁtən]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 1973 it absorbed two former communes: Berviller-en-Moselle and Rémering-lès-Hargarten.[3]
Merten | |
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 The church in Merten | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Merten  | |
  Merten  Merten | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 6°40′04″E / 49.2494°N 6.6678°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Bouzonville |
| Intercommunality | CC Houve-Pays Boulageois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Rachel Ercker[1] |
Area 1 | 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,460 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57460 /57550 |
| Elevation | 196–305 m (643–1,001 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
External links
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