Niderviller | |
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The town hall in Niderviller | |
![]() Location of Niderviller | |
| Coordinates:48°42′49″N7°06′31″E / 48.7136°N 7.1086°E /48.7136; 7.1086 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Véronique Buschel[1] |
Area 1 | 10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,152 |
| • Density | 107.2/km2 (277.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57505 /57565 |
| Elevation | 257–364 m (843–1,194 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |

Niderviller (French pronunciation:[nidɛʁvilɛʁ];German:Niederweiler) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.It is mostly known for theNiderviller pottery, established in 1735 and still producing there.
Niderviller is located south-east of Sarrebourg.
The commune is served by the departmental roads 45 and 96. It is also crossed by theMarne-Rhine canal, which passes through the Niderviller Underground Tunnel.
The name of the village come from the germanic wordsnieder "down, from below" andweiler "hamlet".[3]
Ancient names: Niederwilre (1163), Nyderwilre (15th century), Nyder-Wuelles (1525), Nidersweiller (1594),[4] Niderwiller (18th century), Nidreviller (1793), Niederweiler (1871–1918).
Niderviller, which was originally part of theDuchy of Lorraine, was ceded toFrance in 1661 (Treaty of Vincennes), along with the other localities of the provostry of Sarrebourg.
There was once a castle that belonged to General de Custine, who was killed by the revolutionaries in 1793.
In 1949, the castle was reconverted into an aerial hospital (a sort ofsanatorium that uses fresh air) for sick children. It became a convalescent home for victims of cardiovascular accidents in 1982.
La vallée de la Bièvre en fête is a fair that highlights the culture, the crafts and the gastronomy of the local territory.[6]