Behren-lès-Forbach

Behren-lès-Forbach
A general view of Behren-lès-Forbach
Location of Behren-lès-Forbach
Behren-lès-Forbach
Behren-lès-Forbach
Coordinates: 49°10′28″N 6°56′08″E / 49.1744°N 6.9356°E / 49.1744; 6.9356
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonStiring-Wendel
IntercommunalityCA Forbach Porte de France
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Ferrau
Area
1
5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,299
  Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57058 /57460
Elevation243–382 m (797–1,253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Behren-lès-Forbach (French pronunciation: [beʁən fɔʁbak], literally Behren near Forbach; German: Behren) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Between 1812 and 1925, it was part of the commune of Kerbach.