Biding

Biding (French pronunciation: [bidɛ̃]; German: Biedingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Biding
Commune
The town hall and school in Biding
Coat of arms
Location of Biding
Biding Show map of France Biding Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°03′34″N 6°47′15″E / 49.0594°N 6.7875°E / 49.0594; 6.7875
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Sarralbe
Intercommunality	CA Saint-Avold Synergie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Bado^[1]
Area ^1	6.72 km^2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	334
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57082 /57660
Elevation	251–296 m (823–971 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 341 —     1800 361 +5.9% 1806 346 −4.2% 1821 333 −3.8% 1836 381 +14.4% 1841 387 +1.6% 1861 362 −6.5% 1866 370 +2.2% 1872 405 +9.5% 1876 391 −3.5% 1881 363 −7.2% 1886 381 +5.0% 1891 436 +14.4% 1896 374 −14.2% 1901 393 +5.1% 1906 378 −3.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1911 356 −5.8% 1921 261 −26.7% 1926 287 +10.0% 1931 324 +12.9% 1936 324 +0.0% 1946 202 −37.7% 1954 202 +0.0% 1962 219 +8.4% 1968 186 −15.1% 1975 168 −9.7% 1982 225 +33.9% 1990 284 +26.2% 1999 315 +10.9% 2006 313 −0.6% 2009 313 +0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.

External links

•   Media related to Biding at Wikimedia Commons