Forbach
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Forbach |
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Town centre | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Lorraine |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Forbach |
Canton | Forbach and Stiring-Wendel |
Intercommunality | Forbach Porte de France |
Mayor | Laurent Kalinowski (2008–2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 192–388 m (630–1,273 ft) (avg. 222 m/728 ft) |
Land area1 | 16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi) |
Population2 | 22,807 (1999) |
- Density | 1,397 /km2 (3,620 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57227/ 57600 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Coordinates: 49°11′20″N 6°54′03″E / 49.18888°N 6.90083°E
Forbach (French pronunciation: [fɔʁbak]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
It is located near the German border. Population (1999): 22,784.
When travelling by train between Germany and France, the station in Forbach is where Customs procedures were performed until the Schengen treaty, and trains change from right-hand running (Germany) to left-hand running (France). Since 2007, the high speed train connecting Paris and Frankfurt has stopped in Forbach, allowing the French capital to be reached in 1 hour 45 minutes and the Main metropolis in 2 hours.
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[edit] Notable people from Forbach
- Sophie Huber (born 1985), freestyle swimmer
- Patricia Kaas, singer from Stiring-Wendel (near Forbach)
- Jean-Nicolas Houchard (1740–1793), general, whose name appears on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
- Nicolas Appert (1749–1841) inventor
- Christian von Zweibrücken (1782–1859), general
- Helmut Fritz (born 1975), singer
[edit] See also
[edit] Gallery
[edit] External links
- Town council website (French)
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