Bisten-en-Lorraine

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Bisten-en-Lorraine
Beschten ém Loch
Coat of arms of Bisten-en-Lorraine
Bisten-en-Lorraine (France)
Bisten-en-Lorraine
region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Boulay-Moselle
Community association Warns
Coordinates 49 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 36 ′  E 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

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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:

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

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