Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche

{{For|the commune of the Phalsbourg canton|Saint-Louis, Moselle}}

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche

|commune status = Commune

|image = Münzthal-St.Louis (16).JPG

|caption = The glass factory in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche 57.svg

|arrondissement = Sarreguemines

|canton = Bitche

|INSEE = 57619

|postal code = 57620

|mayor = Charles Schaeffer{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC du Pays de Bitche

|coordinates = {{coord|48.9889|7.3542|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 330

|elevation min m = 256

|elevation max m = 403

|area km2 = 4.53

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ lwi lɛ bitʃ}}, literally St. Louis near Bitche; {{Langx|de|Münzthal}}; Lorraine Franconian: Minzdal) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/57619-saint-louis-les-bitche INSEE commune file]

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 512. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ludoviciens and Ludoviciennes.

The village is famous for its Saint-Louis Glass Manufacture, as it is the oldest glass manufacturer in France with roots dating back to 1586 and the first crystal glass manufacturer in continental Europe (1781).

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