Macheren

Macheren

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Macheren

Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 6°44′37″E / 49.1006°N 6.7436°E / 49.1006; 6.7436Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 6°44′37″E / 49.1006°N 6.7436°E / 49.1006; 6.7436
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Saint-Avold
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays naborien
Government
 â€˘ Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Trinkwell
Area1 16.95 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,809
 â€˘ Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 57428 / 57730
Elevation 217–332 m (712–1,089 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Macheren (German: Machern) is a commune in the Moselle department in the Lorraine region of north-eastern France.

The village is situated on the N56 road.

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