sentences:  While there were 81 inhabitants living in the village in 1609, there may only have been a few left by the time the war ended.The population built itself back up with newcomers, although this took a while.During the time of French rule from 1801 to 1814, Albessen lay in the Department of Sarre, the Arrondissement of Birkenfeld, the Canton of Kusel and the "Mairie" (“Mayoralty”) of Konken.