Henriville | |
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Coordinates: 49°05′46″N 6°51′15″E / 49.0961°N 6.8542°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
Canton | Freyming-Merlebach |
Intercommunality | Freyming-Merlebach |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Eyl[1] |
Area 1 | 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2021)[2] | 749 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57316 /57450 |
Elevation | 260–302 m (853–991 ft) (avg. 243 m or 797 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Henriville (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁivil]; German: Herrchweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Henriville was founded in 1608 by Duke Henry II of Lorraine (German; Heinrich II von Lothringen) as one of around thirty villages that sprung up in the vicinity of Moselle between 1600 and 1630 with the rising population due to increasing trade in the east part of the country.
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans (1690–1777), vice admiral of the French Navy and Marshall of France. Born in Henriville. Also, Ludo.