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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.

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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
Population
6171
Area
5.05
Elevation
249
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Forbach
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
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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  • History
  • Mining
  • Population
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
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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.

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

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