Bionville-sur-Nied
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Boulay-Moselle | |
| Community association | Houve-Pays Boulageois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 6 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 212-329 m | |
| surface | 8.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 381 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57220 | |
| INSEE code | 57085 | |
 John the Baptist Church in Bionville-sur-Nied |
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Bionville-sur-Nied (German: Bingen ) is a French commune with 381 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement and the Houve-Pays Boulageois municipal association .
geography
The community of Bionville-sur-Nied lies at an altitude of approx. 215 m above sea level, 23 kilometers east of Metz . The municipality extends from the valley of the German Nied (Nied Allemande) to the hills to the east and west of the valley, which are up to 100 meters higher.
The 8.5 km² area of the municipality of Bionville-sur-Nied is characterized by arable land, interrupted by meadows on the Nied and smaller forests, which make up about 15% of the municipality.
The district of Morlange belongs to Bionville-sur-Nied .
Neighboring communities of Bionville-sur-Nied are Bannay in the north, Brouck in the northeast, Marange-Zondrange and Fouligny in the east, Raville in the south and Varize-Vaudoncourt in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 281 | 292 | 284 | 336 | 375 | 363 | 364 | 381 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from 1769 with a neo-Romanesque tower (19th century)
- Romanesque style chapel in the Morlange district
- Bionville-sur-Nied Jewish cemetery
Economy and Infrastructure
The inhabitants of the village live from agriculture or commute to the surrounding cities. There are nine farms in the community (including horse breeding).
The national road 3 ( Paris - Metz - Saarbrücken ) touches the municipality of Bionville-sur-Nied. The N 3 is crossed by Départementsstraße 19 from Boulay-Moselle via Bionville-sur-Nied to Faulquemont . The Boulay junction on the Paris – Strasbourg motorway is only five kilometers from Bionville-sur-Nied.
