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Merten () 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.

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Merten is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Moselle department and has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and the arrondissement of Boulay-Moselle. The municipality is located in the canton of Bouzonville and shares borders with Berviller-en-Moselle, Creutzwald, Dalem, and Falck.

The area of Merten is 5.23 square kilometers, with an elevation of 305 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 57550. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,863 residents and another citing 1,653. The male population is recorded as 740, while the female population is 764.

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Place details

Locality
Merten
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
1,653

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8.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Merten
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Eglise Merten.JPG
French commune.caption
The church in Merten
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Merten 57.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
French commune.canton
Bouzonville
French commune.INSEE
57460
French commune.postal code
57550
French commune.mayor
Rachel Ercker
French commune.term
2022–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Houve-Pays Boulageois
French commune.elevation m
200
French commune.elevation min m
196
French commune.elevation max m
305
French commune.area km2
5.23

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Merten
Country
France
Population
1444
Area
5.23
Elevation
211
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Rémering
Official website
www.ville-merten.fr
Image
Eglise Merten.JPG
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Commons category
Merten (Moselle)
postal code
57550
associated electoral district
canton of Bouzonville
male population
740
female population
764
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-87-29-31-00
fax number
+33-3-87-29-31-01
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Encyclopedic overview

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Merten () 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.

==See also== Communes of the Moselle department

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merten” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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