Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Arrondissement of France
Sarrebourg-Château-Salins in Moselle
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Communes	230
Subprefecture	Sarrebourg
INSEE code	575
Area
• Total	1,966.9 km2 (759.4 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	93,481
• Density	47.5271/km2 (123.095/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins is a special kind of administrative area in France. Think of it like a district or a region within a larger department. It's located in the Moselle department, which is part of the Grand Est region. The main city, or capital, of this arrondissement is Sarrebourg.

History of the Arrondissement

This arrondissement is quite new! It was created on January 1, 2015. Before that, there were two separate arrondissements: Sarrebourg and Château-Salins. They were joined together to form this new, larger area.

Where is Sarrebourg-Château-Salins?

The Sarrebourg-Château-Salins arrondissement is located in the southernmost part of the Moselle department. It shares its borders with several other areas:

• To the north, it's next to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and Sarreguemines arrondissements.
• To the northeast and east, it borders the Bas-Rhin department.
• To the south, you'll find the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
• To the west, it's next to the Metz arrondissement.

This arrondissement covers an area of about 1,966.9 square kilometers (which is about 759.4 square miles). It's the largest of the five arrondissements in the Moselle department. However, it has the fewest people living in it, with 93,481 residents as of 2014. This means it has a population density of about 47.5 people per square kilometer.

How the Arrondissement is Organized

Arrondissements are made up of smaller parts. Let's look at how Sarrebourg-Château-Salins is divided.

Cantons in the Arrondissement

Cantons are like smaller groups of towns or villages. After some changes in France, cantons don't always fit perfectly inside one arrondissement. They can sometimes include towns from different arrondissements.

The Sarrebourg-Château-Salins arrondissement has three main cantons:

• Phalsbourg
• Sarrebourg
• Le Saulnois (only a part of this canton is in this arrondissement)

Towns and Villages (Communes)

Within these cantons, there are many individual towns and villages, which are called communes in France. The Sarrebourg-Château-Salins arrondissement has 230 communes in total.

Here are some of the communes with the most people living in them:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Moselle department
• List of arrondissements of France

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Sarrebourg-Château-Salins para niños