Erching

Erching (French pronunciation: [ɛʁʃɛ̃]; German: Erchingen; Lorraine Franconian: Erschinge) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Erching
The church in Erching
Location of Erching
Erching
Erching
Coordinates: 49°06′43″N 7°15′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Bitche
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Francis Behr
Area
1
6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
419
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57196 /57720
Elevation268–392 m (879–1,286 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 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.

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