Troisfontaines
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Phalsbourg | |
| Community association | Sarrebourg Moselle Sud | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 7 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 275-446 m | |
| surface | 12.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,272 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 99 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57870 | |
| INSEE code | 57680 | |
Troisfontaines (German Dreibrunnen ) is a French commune with 1272 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins and the canton of Phalsbourg .
geography
Troisfontaines is located in the Bièvre valley in the foothills of the northern Vosges , about nine kilometers south-east of Sarrebourg .
The districts belong to Troisfontaines
- Vallérysthal ( Vallerysthal ) in the northeast, which is known for its glassworks - founded in 1707,
- Biberkirch in the southwest and the hamlet
- Freywald ( Freiwald ) in the southeast of the municipality.
Neighboring communities of Troisfontaines are Brouderdorff and Plaine-de-Walsch in the north, Hommert in the east, Walscheid in the southeast, Abreschviller in the south, Voyer in the southwest and Hartzviller in the northwest.
history
The village belonged to France from 1661, from 1871 to 1919 and during the Second World War it was under German administration.
One of the first watch glass factories in Europe was built in the Vallérysthal district between 1830 and 1840 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 1,519 | 1,552 | 1,413 | 1,344 | 1,342 | 1,315 | 1,276 | 1,285 |
