Farébersviller

Farébersviller (Lorraine Franconian: Fareewerschwiller/Ewerschwiller; German: Pfarrebersweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

It is located only 3 km from the German border.

Location

Farébersviller lies at the heart of the coalfield between 3 major cities that are Forbach Sarreguemines and Saint-Avold.

The municipality consists of 2 very different entities that are the village, the original place to the south and the city, created from 1954 by the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL) to accommodate a large number of miners working in the Valley the Rosselle nearby.

Administration

Since 1989 the mayor of the municipality is Laurent Kleinhentz.

Démographie

Historical population of Farébersviller
(Source: INSEE^[1])
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	8 452	8 001	7 783	7 122	6 835	6 279	6 020
From the year 1968 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Sites and monuments

Religious Buildings

The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The church of Sainte-Thérèse
The chapel of Saint-Antoine
El-Hijra Mosque with minaret

Cultural structures

Good Fountain Square and the local art house in the village
Social Center St-Exupery
Center François Rabelais

Sports equipment

Complex Marcel Cerdan
COSEC
Small Gym
Tennis Stadium
Soccer Stadium
Archery

Personalities associated with the municipality

Gennaro Bracigliano (1980- ), Goalkeeper at l'ASNL

Twinnings

Italy Mercato San Severino - Italie

Notes and references

↑ Farébersviller on the INSEE website

External links

Communes of the Moselle department

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