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Petite-Rosselle
Sign in to savePetite-Rosselle (, , in contrast to "Big Rosselle"; ; Palatine German: Klänrossle) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. The commune is separated from neighbouring Großrosseln to its west by the small river Rossel, which forms the border between France and Germany.
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Petite-Rosselle is a commune and border city in France, situated in the Moselle department within the Grand Est region. It lies in the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and the canton of Forbach. The municipality covers an area of 5.05 square kilometers and has an elevation of 313 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Forbach and Saarbrücken.
The population of Petite-Rosselle is recorded as 8,301, comprising 3,078 males and 3,260 females. Another source lists the population as 6,973. The town’s postal code is 57540, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone. Petite-Rosselle is twinned with Mouthiers-sur-Boëme.
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Place details
- Locality
- Petite-Rosselle
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,973
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Petite-Rosselle
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- F57 Musée-carreau-Wendel.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Musée du carreau Wendel, a coal mining museum in Petite-Rosselle
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Petite-Rosselle 57.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- French commune.canton
- Forbach
- French commune.INSEE
- 57537
- French commune.postal code
- 57540
- French commune.mayor
- Eric Federspiel
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Forbach Porte de France
- French commune.elevation m
- 310
- French commune.elevation min m
- 190
- French commune.elevation max m
- 313
- French commune.area km2
- 5.05
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Petite-Rosselle
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Forbach
- Population
- 6171
- Area
- 5.05
- Elevation
- 249
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Forbach
- Official website
- www.mairie-petiterosselle.fr
- Image
- F57 Musée-carreau-Wendel.JPG
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- Commons category
- Petite-Rosselle
- postal code
- 57540
- associated electoral district
- canton of Forbach
- male population
- 3078
- female population
- 3260
- P8168
- João Paulo Brito
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-87-85-27-10
- fax number
- +33-3-87-84-12-70
- twinned administrative body
- Mouthiers-sur-Boëme
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Mining
- Population
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Petite-Rosselle (, , in contrast to "Big Rosselle"; ; Palatine German: Klänrossle) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. The commune is separated from neighbouring Großrosseln to its west by the small river Rossel, which forms the border between France and Germany.
== History == From the year's 843 signing of the Treaty of Verdun, the location of the present commune fell within the territory of Middle Francia. Between 925–1542, it was part of the Duchy of Lorraine, within the Holy Roman Empire. From 1542-1766 it was in the independent Duchy of Lorraine. Between 1766-1871 it was incorporated into France.
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