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Also known as Fuerboch

Forbach ( , , ; ) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est.

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Forbach is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region and the Moselle department. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and the canton of Forbach. The town has an official name of Forbach, Fuerboch, and is located at an elevation of 388 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 57600.

The commune covers an area of 16.32 square kilometers and shares borders with Behren-lès-Forbach, Etzling, Morsbach, and Œting. According to available data, the population is 27,187, comprising 10,354 males and 11,198 females. Forbach is twinned with Völklingen, Ravanusa, and Târgu Jiu.

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Place details

Locality: Forbach
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 21,358
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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PM10: 9.7 µg/m³

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Key facts

French commune.name: Forbach
French commune.commune status: Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image: InnenstadtForbach1.JPG
French commune.caption: Town centre
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Forbach 57.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
French commune.canton: Forbach
French commune.INSEE: 57227
French commune.postal code: 57600
French commune.mayor: Alexander Cassaro
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Forbach Porte de France
French commune.elevation m: 222
French commune.elevation min m: 192
French commune.elevation max m: 388
French commune.area km2: 16.32

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Official website

Ville de Forbach

Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la ville de Forbach.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Forbach
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Forbach
Population: 21111
Area: 16.32
Elevation: 245
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Petite-Rosselle
Official website: www.mairie-forbach.fr
Image: Forbach château Barrabino.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Forbach
twinned administrative body: Târgu Jiu
Commons category: Forbach
category for people born here: Category:Births in Forbach
postal code: 57600
category of associated people: Category:People from Forbach
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
different from: Forbach
associated electoral district: canton of Forbach
male population: 10354
female population: 11198
P8168: Rasi Salai
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-3-87-84-30-00
fax number: +33-3-87-84-30-32
Commons gallery: Forbach (Moselle)

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Travel guide

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The urban area of Forbach has approximately 100,000 inhabitants. Forbach is part of the Eurodistrict of Saarbrücken-Forbach, which has a population of approximately 700,000.

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