Spicheren

Spicheren (French pronunciation: [spiʃʁən];^[3][4][5] German: Spichern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. It was also where the first shots of the Franco-Prussian war were fired during the Battle of Spicheren.

Spicheren
Commune
A war memorial in Spicheren
Coat of arms
Location of Spicheren
Spicheren Show map of France Spicheren Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Stiring-Wendel
Intercommunality	CA Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Klein[1]
Area 1	8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,180
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57659 /57350
Elevation	220–357 m (722–1,171 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,355	—
1975	2,414	+0.35%
1982	2,593	+1.03%
1990	3,008	+1.87%
1999	3,287	+0.99%
2007	3,249	−0.15%
2012	3,198	−0.32%
2017	3,224	+0.16%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Battle of Spicheren