Achen, Moselle
| Achen | ||
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| Commune | ||
 View of Achen | ||
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  Achen Location within Grand Est region  Achen | ||
| Coordinates: 49°02′39″N 7°11′01″E / 49.0442°N 7.1836°ECoordinates: 49°02′39″N 7°11′01″E / 49.0442°N 7.1836°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines | |
| Canton | Bitche | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bitche | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Laurent Schrub | |
| Area1 | 12.12 km2 (4.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 999 | |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57006 /57412 | |
| Elevation |
225–336 m (738–1,102 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Achen (Lorraine Franconian: Ache, German: Achen) 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.
The Japanologist René Sieffert (1923–2004) was born in Achen
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