 Both villages, Steinbach and Frutzweiler, at the time of French rule after 1801 belonged to the Department of Sarre, whose capital was at Trier.Steinbach belonged to the Canton of Waldmohr, the Arrondissement of Saarbrücken and the "Mairie" (“Mayoralty”) of Glan-Münchweiler, while Frutzweiler belonged to the Canton of Kusel, the Arrondissement of Birkenfeld and the "Mairie" of Quirnbach.In 1814, the French were driven out from the Rhine's left bank.