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Macheren (France)
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region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Saint-Avold
Community association Saint-Avold synergy
Coordinates 49 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 45 ′  E
height 250-340 m
surface 16.95 km 2
Residents 2,767 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 163 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 57730
INSEE code 57428

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Macheren (German Machern ) is a French commune with 2,767 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2016 Lorraine ). Carling belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement .

The districts of Petit-Ebersviller ( Klein Ebersweiler ), Lenzviller and Moulin-Neuf (formerly: Ney-Muhl ) belong to Macheren .

location

Macheren is located in the north of the historic Lorraine region , immediately east of Saint-Avold .

history

Macheren was first mentioned in 1121 as Machera . Petit-Ebersviller was first mentioned in 1220 as Ebersswilre .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2015
Residents 1,044 1,842 1,756 2,063 2,786 2,809 2,815

Attractions

  • Saint-Thomas church from the 18th century (Macheren).
  • Saint-Étienne church from 1752 (Petit-Ebersviller).

  • Saint Thomas Church

  • Saint-Etienne church in Petit-Ebersviller

  • Notre-Dame-de-Lorette chapel in Lenzviller

  • Saint-Jean-Bosco Church

  • Chapel Bour (le Moulin Neuf)

Web links

Commons : Macheren  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Administration générale des postes, Dictionnaire des postes aux lettres, contenant les noms des villes, communes et principaux lieux habités de la France , Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1845.