Porcelette

Porcelette is a commune with 2556 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. Porcelette belongs to Arrondissement Forbach and the District of Saint -Avold -1.

Geography

Porcelette is located near the border of Lorraine to the Saarland. Neighboring municipalities are Ham -sous- Varsberg in the north, this in the Northeast, Saint- Avold in the southeast and Boucheporn in the southwest.

History

Porcelette was founded in 1611 by a French priest, Abbé de Porcelets the mail Lane and is also named after him. 1915-1918 was the place the name Porzelet, 1940-1944 Grünwald.

Demographics

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