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Forbach
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Commune of Forbach Forbach town centre |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 6.90083 |
| Latitude | 49.18888 |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach |
| Canton | Forbach (chief town) Canton de Stiring-Wendel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Forbach Porte de France |
| Mayor | Charles Stirnweiss (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 192 m–388 m (avg. 222 m) |
| Land area¹ | 16.32 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
22,807 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,397/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57227/ 57600 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Forbach is a town and commune, in the Moselle département, in France. It is located near the German border. Population (1999): 22,784.
When travelling by train between Germany and France, the station in Forbach is where Customs procedures were performed until the Schengen treaty, and trains change from right-hand running (Germany) to left-hand running (France).
The French singer Patricia Kaas is from Forbach.
 Town centre |
 Church |
 Train station |
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