Merten

For people named Merten, see Merten (name).

Commune in Grand Est, France

Merten
Commune
The church in Merten The church in Merten
Coat of arms of Merten Coat of arms
Location of Merten Map
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Coordinates: 49°14′58′′N 6°40′04′′E / 49.2494°N 6.6678°E / 49.2494; 6.6678
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Bouzonville
Intercommunality	CC Houve-Pays Boulageois
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Rachel Ercker^[1]
Area ¹	5.23 km² (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,450
• Density	280/km² (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57460 /57550
Elevation	196–305 m (643–1,001 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merten (French pronunciation: [mɛʁtən] ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. In 1973 it absorbed two former communes: Berviller-en-Moselle and Rémering-lès-Hargarten.^[3]