Faulquemont
Faulquemont (Lorraine Franconian: Folkenburch; German: Falkenberg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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 The church in Faulquemont | |
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Location of Faulquemont 
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| Coordinates: 49°02′38″N 6°36′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Faulquemont |
| Area 1 | 18.79 km2 (7.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,306 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57209 /57380 |
| Elevation | 241–401 m (791–1,316 ft) (avg. 334 m or 1,096 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Localities of the commune: Bonhouse (German: Bohnhaus), Chémery (a.k.a. Chémery-lès-Faulquemont, incorporated in 1973, German: Schemmerich).
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 5,115 | — |
| 1968 | 5,451 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 5,533 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 5,873 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 5,432 | −7.5% |
| 1999 | 5,478 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5,497 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,549 | +0.9% |
See also
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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