Schweyen

Schweyen
Commune
The road into Schweyen
Coat of arms
Location of Schweyen
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Coordinates: 49°09′33″N 7°23′28″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cathia Heim[1]
Area ^1	11.35 km^2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	314
• Density	28/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57641 /57720
Elevation	236–361 m (774–1,184 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Schweyen (French pronunciation: [ʃvajɛn]; Lorraine Franconian: Schweije) 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 and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. It is located on the German border between the towns of Bitche, France and Zweibrücken, Germany. It has a population of 319 and an area of 1,135 hectares (2,800 acres).

It was first mentioned in 1322 under the name of "Schweien", which comes from the Old German name "Schweiga", which meant "cow" or "cattle".

Today, this village is noted for its brass band, "Amicale des Sapeurs Pompiers et Batterie Fanfare de Schweyen".

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Brass Band website