Merten

For people named Merten, see Merten (name).
Merten

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Merten

Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 6°40′04″E / 49.2494°N 6.6678°E / 49.2494; 6.6678Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 6°40′04″E / 49.2494°N 6.6678°E / 49.2494; 6.6678
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Bouzonville
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Houve
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gaston Lauer
Area1 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,594
  Density 300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 57460 / 57550
Elevation 196–305 m (643–1,001 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Merten is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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