Forbach geodata
Forbach (Grand Est) is a seat of a third-order administrative division; located in France in Europe/Paris (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 21,358 people, there are 426 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in France, 84% of cities are located further ↓South; 94.2% of cities are located further ←West and 72% of cities have lower elevation than Forbach. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: Grand Est
- Level 2: Moselle
- Level 3: Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- Level 4: Forbach
Forbach GPS coordinates[2]
49° 11' 18.528" North, 6° 53' 33.18" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 49.64589°, | 6.18943° |
| Center: | 49.18848°, | 6.89255° |
| Lower-right: | 48.7268°, | 7.59568° |
| Map W x H: | 102.2×102.2 km | = 63.5×63.5mi |
| max Lat: | 51.07786° ⇑16% North |
| Forbach: | 49.18848° |
| min Lat: | ⇓84% South 41.3874° |
| min Long | Forbach | max Long |
| -5.08615° | 6.89255° | 9.52242° |
| W 94.2%⇐ | ⇒5.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Forbach is 230 m = 755 ft, and this is 36.3 m = 119 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
2333 m = 7654 ft | 28% |
| Forbach | 230 m 755 ft | |
| Avg. | 193.7 m = 635 ft | |
Min E: |
-1 m = -3 ft | 72% |
See also: France elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Forbach is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1931.9 km =1200.4 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Forbach |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4537.8 | 2819.7 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 1931.9 | 1200.4 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2863.3 | 1779.2 | to South |
| Equator | 5469.2 | 3398.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Forbach: (largest is in red/bold)
• Behren-lès-Forbach
4 km =2.5 mi, 
121°
• Bousbach
6 km =3.7 mi, 
136°
• Béning-lès-Saint-Avold
7.1 km =4.4 mi, 
213°
• Cocheren
5.6 km =3.5 mi, 207°
• Etzling
4.9 km =3 mi, 
101°
• Folkling
4.6 km =2.9 mi, 
177°
• Kerbach
5.8 km =3.6 mi, 
114°
• Morsbach
2.7 km =1.7 mi, 213°
• Petite-Rosselle
3.7 km =2.3 mi, 
314°
• Rosbruck
4.5 km =2.8 mi, 
222°
• Schœneck
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
29°
• Spicheren
5.4 km =3.4 mi, 
85°
• Stiring-Wendel
3.2 km =2 mi, 
62°
• Théding
6.7 km =4.2 mi, 180°
• Œting
2.4 km =1.5 mi, 137°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in France existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
