Heusweiler

Heusweiler
Municipality
General view of the town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Heusweiler within Saarbrücken district
Interactive map of Heusweiler
Location within Germany Location within Saarland
Coordinates: 49°21′N 6°55′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarbrücken
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2019–29)	Thomas Redelberger (CDU)
Area
• Total	39.94 km2 (15.42 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	18,385
• Density	460.3/km2 (1,192/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66265
Dialling codes	06806
Vehicle registration	SB
Website	www.heusweiler.de

Heusweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔʏsvaɪlɐ] ^ⓘ; Palatine German: Heiswiller [ˈhaɪ̯svɪla]; older French: Hoysviller) is a municipality in the District of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. It is located in the upper Köllerbach valley, 15 km north of Saarbrücken. As of 2025, it has 18,385 inhabitants.

The municipality of Heusweiler consists of 16 villages: Berschweiler, Dilsburg, Eiweiler, Hellenhausen, Heusweiler, Hirtel, Holz, Kirschhof, Kurhof, Lummerschied, Niedersalbach, Numborn, Obersalbach, Rittershof, and Wahlschied, as well as the hamlet of Bietschied. With approximately 3,600 inhabitants each, Heusweiler and Holz are the largest villages in the municipality.

Heusweiler was the location of a high power medium wave transmitter, the transmitter Heusweiler. The transmitter ceased operation in 2015, and its two 120-metre masts mast were demolished in a controlled operation on September 21, 2018.