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Petite-Rosselle | |
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 Musée du carreau Wendel, acoal mining museum in Petite-Rosselle | |
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Location of Petite-Rosselle  | |
  Petite-Rosselle  Petite-Rosselle | |
| Coordinates:49°12′44″N6°51′30″E / 49.2122°N 6.8583°E /49.2122; 6.8583 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Forbach |
| Intercommunality | CA Forbach Porte de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Eric Federspiel[1] |
Area 1 | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 6,176 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57537 /57540 |
| Elevation | 190–313 m (623–1,027 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Petite-Rosselle (French pronunciation:[pətitʁɔsɛl],lit. 'Little Rosselle', in contrast to "Big Rosselle";German:Kleinrosseln;Palatine German:Klänrossle) is acommune in theMoselledepartment of theGrand Est region in north-easternFrance.[3] The commune is separated from neighbouringGroßrosseln to its west by the small riverRossel, which forms the border between France and Germany.
From the year's 843 signing of theTreaty of Verdun, the location of the present commune fell within the territory of Middle Francia. Between 925–1542, it was part of theDuchy of Lorraine, within theHoly Roman Empire. From 1542-1766 it was in the independent Duchy of Lorraine. Between 1766-1871 it was incorporated into France.
Periodic wars between France and Germany led to the establishment of the frontier along the river Moselle. Between 1871–1918 theImperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, including Petite-Rosselle, was annexed by theGerman Empire.
Following theTreaty of Versailles, Petite-Rosselle returned to French control and remained so untilNazi Germany again annexed the Moselle on 25 July 1940, incorporating it asCdZ-Gebiet Lothringen into theGau Westmark.
Petite-Roselle shares most of its history with Großrosseln (French:Grande-Rosselle). The united commune of Rosselle was founded in 1290, and the lesser and greater parts of the commune on either side of the river were legally separated in 1326. The river Rosselle marks the border between France and Germany.
Coal was discovered in the vicinity of the town in 1856 by thede Wendel family. Mining became the principal economic activity in the commune. Today all mining operations have closed, though several mines have been conserved for historical purposes as part of theCarreau Wendel Museum.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 8,301 | — |
| 1975 | 7,794 | −0.90% |
| 1982 | 7,160 | −1.20% |
| 1990 | 6,944 | −0.38% |
| 1999 | 6,785 | −0.26% |
| 2009 | 6,620 | −0.25% |
| 2014 | 6,444 | −0.54% |
| 2020 | 6,257 | −0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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