Bisten-en-Lorraine
Bisten-en-Lorraine Beschten ém Loch |
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
Canton | Boulay-Moselle | |
Community association | Warns | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 6 ° 36 ′ E | |
height | 235-390 m | |
surface | 4.48 km 2 | |
Residents | 246 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57220 | |
INSEE code | 57087 | |
View of the village from Bisten |
Bisten-en-Lorraine (formerly Bisten im Loch , in Lorraine, Beschten ém Loch ) is a French commune with 246 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until 2016 ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement and the Boulay-Moselle canton .
geography
The community is located around 30 kilometers east of Metz . Neighboring communities are:
- Coume in the north,
- Varsberg in the northeast,
- Boucheporn in the southeast,
- Obervisse in the southwest and
- Niedervisse in the northwest.
The village is located on the upper reaches of the river Are , which drained to the northeast and in Saarland in Saar flows.
history
The place was first mentioned in 1115 as Bistan , then Bistein (1393), Bisten Im Loch (1793), Bisten-Imloch (1801), and Bisten in Lorraine (1907-1918).
Population development
year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
Residents | 263 | 254 | 241 | 257 | 255 | 273 |
Attractions
- Church de l'Immaculée-Conception-de-la-Vierge-Marie from 1780
- Lourdes grotto
Web links
Commons : Bisten-en-Lorraine - Collection of images, videos and audio files