Forbach

Forbach
Forbach
Subprefecture and commune
	Town centre
	Coat of arms
	Location of Forbach
	Forbach Forbach
	Coordinates: 49°11′N 6°54′E / 49.19°N 6.90°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Forbach
Intercommunality	CA Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexander Cassaro
Area 1	16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population (2021)	21,130
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57227 /57600
Elevation	192–388 m (630–1,273 ft) ; (avg. 222 m or 728 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forbach (/fɔːrˈbɑːk/ for-BAHK, French: [fɔʁbak], German: [ˈfɔʁbax]; Alemannic German: Fuerboch) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est.

It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it constitutes a cross-border conurbation, and is part of the Saar-Moselle Eurodistrict. In 2017, Forbach had a population of 21,552 inhabitants,^[3] which, including its greater urban area, makes it the largest town in the eastern Moselle area.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[pop2017-3] Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE

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