Folkling
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Stiring coil | |
| Community association | Forbach Porte de France | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 54' E | |
| height | 233-373 m | |
| surface | 11.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,303 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57600 | |
| INSEE code | 57222 | |
 Saint-Éloi church and town hall |
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Folkling (German: Folklingen ) is a French commune with 1303 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement , the Stiring-Wendel canton and the Forbach Porte de France municipal association .
geography
Folkling is about four kilometers south of Forbach and therefore close to the border with Saarland .
history
The community was first mentioned in 1266 as Folchelinga . Other names were Fourkelinges (1280), Folkelingen (1395), Folkelinga (1544), Foleckling (1801) and Folckling (1900).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 829 | 867 | 966 | 1150 | 1372 | 1386 | 1370 | 1303 |
Attractions
- Saint-Eloi church, built in 1725 and expanded in the 19th century. The church furniture includes a high altar with a canopy , a relic of Saint Valentin and a pulpit from the 18th century.
- 18th century parsonage with mascarons
- Gallo-Roman remains: coins, tiles and ceramics
Web links
Commons : Folkling - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
