Leyviller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Sarralbe | |
| Community association | Saint-Avold synergy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ′ N , 6 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 224-291 m | |
| surface | 7.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 493 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57660 | |
| INSEE code | 57398 | |
 Church of the Assumption |
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Leyviller (German Leyweiler ) is a French commune with 493 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 .
geography
The village is located in northeast Lorraine, about ten kilometers southeast of Saint-Avold .
history
There were settlements here as early as the Gallo-Roman times .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 276 | 299 | 424 | 455 | 436 | 436 | 474 | 493 |
Attractions
- L'Assomption-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie (Assumption) church from 1827.
Web links
Commons : Leyviller - collection of images, videos and audio files
