Roppeviller

Roppeviller (German: Roppweiler, Lorraine Franconian: Roppwiller) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Roppeviller
The Altschloss
Coat of arms
Location of Roppeviller
Roppeviller
Roppeviller
Coordinates: 49°06′10″N 7°30′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Bitche
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Braunecker
Area
1
13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
105
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57594 /57230
Elevation257–451 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

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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