Farébersviller
Farébersviller (French pronunciation: [faʁebɛʁsvilɛʁ]; Lorraine Franconian: Fareewerschwiller/Ewerschwiller; German: Pfarrebersweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is located only 3 km from the German border.
Location
Farébersviller lies at the heart of the coalfield between 3 major cities that are Forbach, Sarreguemines and Saint-Avold.
The municipality consists of 2 very different entities that are the village, the original place to the south and the city, created from 1954 by the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL) to accommodate a large number of miners working in the Valley the Rosselle nearby.
Administration
Since 1989 the mayor of the municipality is Laurent Kleinhentz.
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,001 | — |
| 1975 | 7,783 | −0.39% |
| 1982 | 7,122 | −1.26% |
| 1990 | 6,835 | −0.51% |
| 1999 | 6,876 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 5,983 | −1.72% |
| 2012 | 5,692 | −0.99% |
| 2017 | 5,541 | −0.54% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Sites and monuments
Religious Buildings
- The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- The church of Sainte-Thérèse
- The chapel of Saint-Antoine
- El-Hijra Mosque with minaret
Cultural structures
- Good Fountain Square and the local art house in the village
- Social Center St-Exupery
- Center François Rabelais
Sports equipment
- Complex Marcel Cerdan
- COSEC
- Small Gym
- Tennis Stadium
- Soccer Stadium
- Archery
Personalities associated with the municipality
- Gennaro Bracigliano (1980- ), Goalkeeper at l'ASNL
Twinnings
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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