Forbach
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Forbach is a small town (commune) located in the Moselle department in northeastern France, in the Grand Est region. It's a modest French municipality that serves as a local administrative and residential center in this part of France.
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Forbach ( , , ; ) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est.
It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it constitutes a cross-border conurbation, and is part of the Saar-Moselle Eurodistrict. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest town in the eastern Moselle area.