Farébersviller
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Farébersviller is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...

 in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

It is located only 3 km from the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border.

Location

Farébersviller lies at the heart of the coalfield between 3 major cities that are Forbach
Forbach
Forbach is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is located near the German border. Population : 22,784....

 Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines
Sarreguemines is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the seat of an arrondissement.-Geography:...

 and Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold
Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is situated twenty-eight miles east of Metz and seventeen miles southwest of Saarbrücken....

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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.

Démographie

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

Sports equipment

  • Complex Marcel Cerdan
  • COSEC
  • Small Gym
  • Tennis Stadium
  • Soccer Stadium
  • Archery

Personalities associated with the municipality

  • Gennaro Bracigliano
    Gennaro Bracigliano
    Gennaro Bracigliano is a French goalkeeper, currently with Olympique de Marseille.- Personal:His uncle Vincent Bracigliano is an ex international footballer. He played for FC Metz and FC Nantes.-External links:...

     (1980- ), Goalkeeper at l'ASNL

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