Schweyen

Schweyen (Lorraine Franconian: Schweije) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Schweyen
The road into Schweyen
Coat of arms
Location of Schweyen
Schweyen
Schweyen
Coordinates: 49°09′33″N 7°23′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Bitche
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bruno Meyer
Area
1
11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
315
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57641 /57720
Elevation236–361 m (774–1,184 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. It is located on the German border between the towns of Bitche, France and Zweibrücken, Germany. It has a population of 319 and an area of 1,135 hectares (2,800 acres).

It was first mentioned in 1322 under the name of "Schweien", which comes from the Old German name "Schweiga", which meant "cow" or "cattle".

Today, this village is noted for its brass band, "Amicale des Sapeurs Pompiers et Batterie Fanfare de Schweyen".

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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