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Merten

Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 6°40′04″E / 49.2494°N 6.6678°E / 49.2494; 6.6678
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Merten
The church in Merten
The church in Merten
Coat of arms of Merten
Location of Merten
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Merten is located in France
Merten
Merten
Merten is located in Grand Est
Merten
Merten
Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 6°40′04″E / 49.2494°N 6.6678°E / 49.2494; 6.6678
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonBouzonville
IntercommunalityCC Houve-Pays Boulageois
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Rachel Ercker[1]
Area
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5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,460
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57460 /57550
Elevation196–305 m (643–1,001 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merten (French pronunciation: [mɛʁtən]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 1973 it absorbed two former communes: Berviller-en-Moselle and Rémering-lès-Hargarten.[3]

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
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