Merten

For people named Merten, see Merten (name).

Merten
Coat of arms
Merten
Location within Lorraine region  Merten
Coordinates: 49°14′58″N 6°40′04″E
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Bouzonville
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Houve
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gaston Lauer
Area1	5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,594
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Merten is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department