Forbach

For other uses, see Forbach (disambiguation).

Forbach
Subprefecture and commune
Town centre
Coat of arms
Location of Forbach
Forbach Location within France Forbach Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°11′N 6°54′E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Forbach
Intercommunality	CA Forbach Porte de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexander Cassaro
Area 1	16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	20,493
• Density	1,256/km2 (3,252/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57227 /57600
Elevation	192–388 m (630–1,273 ft) (avg. 222 m or 728 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Forbach (/fɔːrˈbɑːk/ for-BAHK, French: [fɔʁbak], German: [ˈfɔʁbax]; Alemannic German: Fuerboch) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est.

It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it constitutes a cross-border conurbation, and is part of the Saar-Moselle Eurodistrict. With a population of about 20,000, it is the largest town in the eastern Moselle area.