Forbach

commune in Moselle, France
Organization commune_of_france Q22703
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Forbach

Summary

Forbach is a commune of France[1]. Forbach ranks in the top 0.82% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #255 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Forbach is located in Moselle[3].
  • Forbach is located in arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle[4].
  • Forbach is in the country of France[5].
  • Forbach's image is recorded as Forbach château Barrabino.jpg[6].
  • Forbach's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].
  • Forbach's flag image is recorded as Flag of Forbach.gif[8].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Behren-lès-Forbach[9].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Etzling[10].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Morsbach[11].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Œting[12].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Petite-Rosselle[13].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Schœneck[14].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Spicheren[15].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Stiring-Wendel[16].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Großrosseln[17].
  • Forbach's shares border with is recorded as Saarbrücken[18].
  • Forbach's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason Forbach 57.svg[19].
  • Forbach's flag is recorded as flag of Forbach[20].
  • Forbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Völklingen[21].
  • Forbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ravanusa[22].
  • Forbach's twinned administrative body is recorded as Târgu Jiu[23].
  • Forbach's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242271853[24].
  • Forbach's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 168259176[25].
  • Forbach's GND ID is recorded as 4387429-0[26].
  • Forbach's locator map image is recorded as Forbach OSM 01.png[27].

Body

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Forbach'}[28], {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Fuerboch'}[29], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Forbach'}[30].

Why It Matters

Forbach ranks in the top 0.82% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #255 of 31,031).[2] Forbach has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Forbach is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population
    Office held by head of government Mayor of Forbach
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Moselle, Bezirk Lothringen, Moselle +2
    Instance of commune of France
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