Viller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Sarralbe | |
| Community association | Saint-Avold synergy | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 251-331 m | |
| surface | 7.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 201 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57340 | |
| INSEE code | 57717 | |
 Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel |
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Viller is a French commune with 201 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 . Marie-Pierre Perrin has been the mayor (Maire) since 2008.
geography
Viller is located about 50 kilometers as the crow flies southeast of Metz at an altitude between 251 and 331 m above sea level, the mean height is 273 m. The municipal area covers 7.27 km².
Neighboring municipalities are Vahl-lès-Faulquemont and Guessling-Hémering in the north, Bistroff in the east, Harprich in the south-east, Landroff in the south-west, Eincheville in the west and Boustroff in the north-west.
history
The place has belonged to France since 1793 with interruptions from 1871 to 1919.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 224 | 237 | 220 | 230 | 224 | 200 | 191 | 205 |
Culture and sights
One of the sights of Viller is the Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church from 1717, which was restored from 1950. There is also the Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel from 1734.
Economy and Infrastructure
The place is located off the main roads and can be reached via secondary roads from Eincheville from the department road D 20. The place is characterized by agriculture and forestry, in agriculture, among other things, grain is grown.
