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Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

Located in Moselle, Grand Est Coordinates: 49°05′00″ N 6°50′00″ E

Map showing the location of Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Location in France
Population
243,054
243.1K
Elevation
285 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
169
listed under Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport25 km
ETZ Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport44 km

About Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle is a municipality. Location: Moselle, Grand Est. Population: 243,054. Elevation: 285 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Forêt de Farschviller and Chapelle Sainte-Catherine.

Climate of Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (94 mm)
Driest month
April (59 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°24°23°19°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)746867597476706068808194

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) (75 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 21 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 25 kmnortheast
  • Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ) Goin 44 kmwest
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 21 kmnortheast
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 48 kmwest
  • Nancy Population: 105.1K 65 kmsouthwest
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 76 kmnorth
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 87 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

Within 100 km: 309 historic and cultural sites, 1,996 natural sites, 417 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Stenndinger Mountain 19 kmNW
  • Sonnenberg Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Sommerberg Mountain 24 kmN
  • Hundsberg Mountain 22 kmN

25–60 km806 places

  • Bostalsee Lake 56 kmN
  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 45 kmNE
  • Bomberg Mountain 46 kmNE
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,804 places

  • Bois Pertot Natural site 97 kmNW
  • Bois de Musson Natural site 96 kmNW
  • Kindel Busch Natural site 99 kmNW
  • Jungen Busch Natural site 92 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle Lille Montpellier Paris 15 Vaugirard
Population 243.1K 238.7K 248.3K 229.7K
Elevation 285 m 20 m 55 m 47 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 23° 29° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 1° 3° 2°
Annual rainfall 871 mm 716 mm 645 mm 632 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Oct May–Sep
Distance — 322 km 649 km 333 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle

169 places
  1. 1 Forbach 21.6K
  2. 2 Saint-Avold 15.4K
  3. 3 Creutzwald 13.2K
  4. 4 Freyming-Merlebach 13K
  5. 5 Stiring-Wendel 12K
  6. 6 Hombourg-Haut 6.6K
  7. 7 Behren-lès-Forbach 6.6K
  8. 8 Petite-Rosselle 6.4K
  9. 9 Boulay-Moselle 5.6K
  10. 10 Farébersviller 5.5K
  11. 11 L'Hôpital 5.4K
  12. 12 Faulquemont 5.4K
  13. 13 Folschviller 4K
  14. 14 Bouzonville 4K
  15. 15 Créhange 3.9K
  16. 16 Longeville-lès-Saint-Avold 3.7K
  17. 17 Cocheren 3.5K
  18. 18 Morhange 3.5K
  19. 19 Carling 3.4K
  20. 20 Spicheren 3.2K
  21. 21 Valmont 3.2K
  22. 22 Ham-sous-Varsberg 2.8K
  23. 23 Macheren 2.8K
  24. 24 Morsbach 2.7K
  25. 25 Œting 2.6K
  26. 26 Schœneck 2.6K
  27. 27 Alsting 2.6K
  28. 28 Théding 2.5K
  29. 29 Porcelette 2.5K
  30. 30 Falck 2.5K
  31. 31 Seingbouse 1.9K
  32. 32 Diebling 1.7K
  33. 33 Merten 1.5K
  34. 34 Farschviller 1.4K
  35. 35 Teting-sur-Nied 1.4K
  36. 36 Folkling 1.3K
  37. 37 Bousbach 1.2K
  38. 38 Kerbach 1.2K
  39. 39 Etzling 1.2K
  40. 40 Nousseviller-Saint-Nabor 1.2K
  41. 41 Béning-lès-Saint-Avold 1.1K
  42. 42 Hargarten-aux-Mines 1.1K
  43. 43 Tenteling 1.1K
  44. 44 Freistroff 1.1K
  45. 45 Diesen 1.1K
  46. 46 Bambiderstroff 1K
  47. 47 Piblange 1K
  48. 48 Flétrange 947
  49. 49 Ébersviller 941
  50. 50 Varsberg 940
  51. 51 Guessling-Hémering 916
  52. 52 Lachambre 898
  53. 53 Betting 862
  54. 54 Guerting 860
  55. 55 Téterchen 799
  56. 56 Filstroff 780
  57. 57 Rosbruck 777
  58. 58 Henriville 757
  59. 59 Pontpierre 719
  60. 60 Zimming 711

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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