Canton of Bitche
| Canton of Bitche | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| main place | Bitsch |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Residents | 34,317 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 57 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 602.37 km² |
| Communities | 46 |
| INSEE code | 5702 |
 Location of the canton Bitche in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Bitche is a French constituency in the arrondissement of Sarreguemines , in the Moselle department and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). Its main town is Bitsch (French Bitche ).
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the departments as part of what was then the “District Bitsch”. When the then canton of Lemberg was dissolved in 1802 , the canton of Bitche was expanded to include most of the localities of this canton. From 1871 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1944 there was no further subdivision of the then " Saargemünd district ". Between 1802 and 1947 there were numerous changes in the area and community population. From 1947 to 2015, sixteen municipalities belonged to the canton of Bitche. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 46 in 2015. All 16 communes of the previous canton of Volmunster and, with the exception of Kalhausen, all communes of the previous canton of Rohrbach-lès-Bitche (14 communes) were added to the previous 16 communes . Since January 1, 2017, the canton has also been congruent with the Bitscher-Land community association (French: Communauté de communes du Pays de Bitche ).
geography
The canton is almost congruent with the Bitscher Ländchen (French: Pays de Bitche ) and lies in the transition area to the Northern Vosges . The highest point at 510 m is at Garnfirst near Philippsbourg (German: Phlippsburg ), right on the border with the canton of Reichshoffen . The lowest point at 190 m is at Baerenthal (German Bärental ), also directly on the border with the canton of Reichshoffen (about 6 km away from the highest point).
Communities
The canton consists of 46 municipalities with a total of 34,317 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 602.37 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Post Code | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achen | Ache | Achen | 1.011 | 12.12 | 57412 | 57006 |
| Baerenthal | Bäredal | Bear Valley | 778 | 39.19 | 57230 | 57046 |
| Bettviller | Bettwiller | Bettweiler | 831 | 18.41 | 57410 | 57074 |
| Bining | Binninge | Biningen | 1,173 | 15.91 | 57410 | 57083 |
| Bitche | Bitsch | Bitsch | 5,098 | 41.13 | 57230 | 57089 |
| Bousseviller | Busswiller | Busweiler | 125 | 4.01 | 57230 | 57103 |
| Breidenbach | Breidebach | Breidenbach | 328 | 10.89 | 57720 | 57108 |
| Éguelshardt | Egelshat | Egelshardt | 426 | 16.80 | 57230 | 57188 |
| Enchenberg | Enschebärsch | Enchenberg | 1,239 | 9.73 | 57415 | 57192 |
| Epping | Eppinge | Eppingen | 570 | 10.65 | 57720 | 57195 |
| Erching | Appear | Erchigen | 415 | 6.76 | 57720 | 57196 |
| Etting | Ettinge | Ettingen | 747 | 7.06 | 57412 | 57201 |
| Goetzenbruck | Getzebrick / Getzebrigg | Götzenbrück | 1,531 | 8.12 | 57620 | 57250 |
| Gros-Réderching | Gross-Rederschinge | Grossrederchingen | 1,333 | 15.73 | 57410 | 57261 |
| Hanviller | Honnwiller / Hawiller | Hanweiler | 208 | 8.66 | 57230 | 57294 |
| Haspelschiedt | Hashbeljid | Haspelscheid | 303 | 25.20 | 57230 | 57301 |
| Hottviller | Hottwiller | Hottweiler | 522 | 8.36 | 57720 | 57338 |
| Lambach | Lambach | Lambach | 508 | 5.54 | 57410 | 57376 |
| Lviv | Lembärsch | Lviv | 1,455 | 10.94 | 57620 | 57390 |
| Lengelsheim | Lengelse | Lengelsheim | 205 | 5.30 | 57720 | 57393 |
| Song different | Liderschid | Liederscheid | 122 | 5.99 | 57230 | 57402 |
| Loutzviller | Luzwiller | Lutzweiler | 150 | 3.22 | 57720 | 57421 |
| Meisenthal | Meisetal | Meisenthal | 699 | 6.36 | 57960 | 57456 |
| Montbronn | Mumere / Momere | Mombronn | 1,630 | 14.99 | 57415 | 57477 |
| Mouterhouse | Muterhüse | Motherhouse | 308 | 42.60 | 57620 | 57489 |
| Nousseviller-lès-Bitche | Nut willer | Nussweiler | 141 | 4.86 | 57720 | 57513 |
| Obergailbach | Owergailbach | Obergailbach | 304 | 8.99 | 57720 | 57517 |
| Ormersviller | Omerschwiller | Ormersweiler | 390 | 7.30 | 57720 | 57526 |
| Petit-Réderching | Klään-Rederschinge | Kleinrederchingen | 1,488 | 11.00 | 57410 | 57535 |
| Philippsbourg | Phillipsburch / Fillipsbueri | Philippsburg | 611 | 23.71 | 57230 | 57541 |
| Rahling | Rahlings | Rahlingen | 766 | 21.30 | 57410 | 57561 |
| Reyersviller | Reierschwiller | Reyersweiler | 367 | 8.32 | 57230 | 57577 |
| Rimling | Rimlinge | Rimlingen | 650 | 13.26 | 57720 | 57584 |
| Rohrbach-lès-Bitche | Roerbach | Rohrbach | 2,283 | 13.28 | 57410 | 57589 |
| Rolbing | Rolwinge | Rolbingen | 249 | 5.97 | 57720 | 57590 |
| Roppeviller | Ropwiller | Roppweiler | 105 | 13.77 | 57230 | 57594 |
| Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche | Minzdal | Münzthal-St. Louis | 490 | 4.53 | 57620 | 57619 |
| Schmittviller | Schmittwiller | Schmittweiler | 322 | 2.33 | 57412 | 57636 |
| Schorbach | Schorboch | Schorbach | 540 | 13.36 | 57230 | 57639 |
| Schweyen | Sweat / sweat | Schweyen | 315 | 11.35 | 57720 | 57641 |
| Siersthal | Siirschel | Siersthal | 665 | 10.51 | 57410 | 57651 |
| Soucht | Addiction | Addiction | 1,049 | 10.75 | 57960 | 57658 |
| Sturzelbronn | Stirzelbrunn | Stürtzelbronn | 176 | 32.51 | 57230 | 57661 |
| Volmunster | Wolminschter | Wolmunster | 793 | 14.91 | 57720 | 57732 |
| Waldhouse | Waldhuuse | Waldhausen | 401 | 6.58 | 57720 | 57738 |
| Walschbronn | Walschbronn | Walschbronn | 497 | 10.11 | 57720 | 57741 |
| Canton Bitche | Canton of Bitsch | Canton of Bitsch | 34,317 | 602.37 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton Bitche included the 16 communities Baerenthal , Bitsch (main town), Éguelshardt , Goetzenbruck , Hanviller , Haspelschiedt , Lemberg , Liederkliedt , Meisenthal , Mouterhouse , Philippsbourg , Reyersviller , Roppeviller , Saint-Louis- lès-Bitche , Schorbach and Sturzelbronn . Its layout corresponded to an area of 301.19 km 2 .
Population development of the new canton
| 2013 |
|---|
| 34,693 |
Population development in the old canton
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,180 | 14,269 | 14,079 | 14,270 | 14.093 | 14,228 | 14,090 | 13,631 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the six candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Anne Mazuy-Harter / David Suck (both UDI) won against Christelle Burgun / Vincent Seitlinger (both DVD ) with a share of the vote of 51.40% (turnout: 51.71%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1949 | Léon Schell | independent |
| 1949-1955 | M. Lang | RPF , then Républicains sociaux |
| 1955-1979 | Robert Niederberger | MRP , then DVD and UDF - CDS |
| 1979-1998 | Joseph Schaeffer | DVD |
| 1998-2011 | Gilbert Mason | PS |
| 2011-2015 | Gérard Humbert | DVD |
| 2015– | Anne Mazuy-Harter David Suck |
UDI |
(1) since 2015 Department Council
literature
- Bitche et son canton, des origines à 1945 , Francis Rittgen 1988.