Enchenberg
Enchenberg is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. As of the 2013 France census, the village's population is 1,272. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Enchenbergeois or Enchenbergeoises.
Geography
Location
Located east of the Moselle department, the village is part of the Pays de Bitche. It is located south-west of Bitche, the county's chief town, south-east of Sarreguemines, the arrondissement's subprefecture, about east of Metz, the department's prefecture and about north-west of Strasbourg, the region's prefecture. Neighboring communes include Bining and Rohrbach-lès-Bitche to the west, Petit-Réderching, Siersthal and Lambach to the north, Lemberg to the east, and Montbronn and Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche to the south.Neighbouring communes and villages
Source:Administration
Canton and intercommunality
Enchenberg is one of 46 communes in the canton of Bitche. Its general counsels since the 2012 [French legislative election|French legislative election of 2012] are Anne Mazuy-Harter and David Suck.The town is part of the Pays de Bitche federation of municipalities which as of January 1, 2017 consists of the same 46 communes as the canton. This grouping is headed by Francis Vogt, municipal counsel of Bitche.
List of successive mayors
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
| 1989 | 2008 | Raymond Rimlinger | DVG | General counsel |
| 2008 | 2011 | Thierry Beck | ||
| 2011 | 2014 | Laurent Hen | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Bernard Fath | ||
| 2020 | 2026 | Veronique Wittmann |
Population
In 2017 the commune had 1,239 inhabitants.Local life
Language
The majority of the inhabitants can speak and/or understand German and also speak French. The local dialect is known as Lorraine Franconian. Lorraine Franconian is a dialect of German that has been spoken and developed in the region for over a thousand years.Education
Enchenberg depends on the Academy of Nancy-Metz.The village is provided with a preschool and a primary school.
Studies then go on at the collège La Paraison in Lemberg. To pursue their studies in high school, young Enchenbergeois mainly go to Bitche or Sarreguemines.