Spicheren

Spicheren
Commune
A war memorial in Spicheren
Coat of arms
Spicheren Location within Grand Est region Spicheren
Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Stiring-Wendel
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Jung
Area1	8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,306
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Spicheren (German: Spichern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Battle of Spicheren