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Folschviller
Sign in to saveFolschviller (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Folschviller is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Moselle department, specifically within the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and the canton of Saint-Avold-1. The municipality shares borders with Altviller, Laudrefang, Lelling, and Saint-Avold. Its official postal code is 57730, and it is located at an elevation of 387 meters above sea level.
The area of the commune is 9.46 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is 4,957, comprising 1,917 males and 2,076 females. Another source lists the population as 4,777. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-3-87-29-32-90.
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- Locality
- Folschviller
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,777
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Folschviller
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Commune_de_Folschviller_puits_1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A pithead of the former mine in Folschviller
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Folschviller (Moselle).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Avold
- French commune.INSEE
- 57224
- French commune.postal code
- 57730
- French commune.mayor
- Didier Zimny
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Saint-Avold Synergie
- French commune.elevation m
- 276
- French commune.elevation min m
- 246
- French commune.elevation max m
- 387
- French commune.area km2
- 9.46
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Folschviller
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Forbach
- Population
- 3957
- Area
- 9.46
- Elevation
- 289
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Valmont
- Official website
- www.folschviller.fr
- Image
- Commune de Folschviller puits 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Folschviller
- postal code
- 57730
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Avold
- male population
- 1917
- female population
- 2076
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-87-29-32-90
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Folschviller (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
In March 2025 it was announced that a massive reserve of hydrogen had been discovered under Folschviller, estimated to be 46 million tons, worth 92 billion dollars. It is the largest discovery of naturally occurring hydrogen to date. Localities of the commune: Aling, Berfang Neuf, Vieux Berfang.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Folschviller” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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