Roppeviller (French pronunciation: [ʁɔpvilɛʁ]; German: Roppweiler; Lorraine Franconian: Roppwiller) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
Roppeviller | |
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 The Altschloss | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Roppeviller  | |
  Roppeviller  Roppeviller | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′10″N 7°30′34″E / 49.1028°N 7.5094°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Stebler[1] |
Area 1 | 13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 97 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57594 /57230 |
| Elevation | 257–451 m (843–1,480 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.
A path from the village runs up to the Altschlossfelsen rocks, a popular walking destination, on the hill of Brechenberg on the German side of the border.
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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