Petite-Rosselle
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Musée du carreau Wendel, a coal mining museum in Petite-Rosselle | ||
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  Petite-Rosselle | ||
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Location within Lorraine region  Petite-Rosselle | ||
| Coordinates: 49°12′44″N 6°51′30″E / 49.2122°N 6.8583°ECoordinates: 49°12′44″N 6°51′30″E / 49.2122°N 6.8583°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Forbach | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Forbach Porte de France | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Mittelberger | |
| Area1 | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 6,722 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57537 / 57540 | |
| Elevation |
190–313 m (623–1,027 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Petite-Rosselle (German: Kleinrosseln) is a commune in the Moselle department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.
It has 6,785 inhabitants. It borders the German town of Großrosseln.
Twin towns
See also
External links
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