Spicheren

Spicheren
Commune
A war memorial in Spicheren
Coat of arms
Location of Spicheren
Map credit Spicheren Location within France Show map of France Map credit Spicheren Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 6°58′09″E / 49.1925°N 6.9692°E / 49.1925; 6.9692
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Stiring-Wendel
Intercommunality	CA Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Klein
Area 1	8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Highest elevation	357 m (1,171 ft)
Lowest elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2023)	3,143
• Density	388/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57659 /57350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Spicheren (French pronunciation: [spiʃʁən]; German: Spichern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is located on the German border, lying next to the city of Saarbrücken. It was also where the first shots of the Franco-Prussian war were fired during the Battle of Spicheren.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Battle of Spicheren