Siersthal

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Siersthal
The Ouvrage Simserhof
Coat of arms of Siersthal
Location of Siersthal
Map
Siersthal is located in France
Siersthal
Siersthal
Siersthal is located in Grand Est
Siersthal
Siersthal
Coordinates: 49°02′39″N 7°20′57″E / 49.0442°N 7.3492°E / 49.0442; 7.3492
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Bitche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Zintz[1]
Area
1
10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
637
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57651 /57410
Elevation258–403 m (846–1,322 ft)
(avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Siersthal (French pronunciation: [siʁstal]; Lorraine Franconian: Siirschel) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from the Franco-German border.

Geography[edit]

The area of Siersthal is 10.5 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi), population density is 63.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (163/sq mi).

The map below shows the location of Siersthal with key infrastructure and adjacent municipalities.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 591—    
1975 592+0.02%
1982 656+1.48%
1990 673+0.32%
1999 694+0.34%
2007 653−0.76%
2012 638−0.46%
2017 665+0.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Siersthal at Wikimedia Commons