Farébersviller ( Lorraine Franconian: ''Fareewerschwiller''/''Ewerschwiller''; ) is a
commune
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Grand Est
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in north-eastern
France
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.
It is located only 3 km from the
German
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border.
Location
Farébersviller lies at the heart of the coalfield between 3 major cities that are
Forbach
Forbach ( , , ; gsw, Fuerboch) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est.
It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it co ...
Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Sänt Avuur'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is situated twenty-eight miles (45 km) east of Metz, France and seventeen miles (27 km) southwest o ...
.
The municipality consists of 2 very different entities that are the village, the original place to the south and the city, created from 1954 by the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL) to accommodate a large number of miners working in the Valley the Rosselle nearby.
Administration
Since 1989 the mayor of the municipality is Laurent Kleinhentz.
Demography
Sites and monuments
Religious Buildings
* The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
* The church of Sainte-Thérèse
* The chapel of Saint-Antoine
* El-Hijra Mosque with minaret
Cultural structures
* Good Fountain Square and the local art house in the village
* Social Center St-Exupery
* Center François Rabelais
Mercato San Severino
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Mercato San Severino shares borders with the municipalities of Baronissi, Bracigliano, Castel San Giorgio, ...
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Italy
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