Barst

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

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Commune
The chateau in Barst
Coat of arms
Location of Barst
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Coordinates: 49°04′06″N 6°50′02″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Freyming-Merlebach
Intercommunality	Freyming-Merlebach
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Pierre[1]
Area 1	5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	571
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57052 /57450
Elevation	226–306 m (741–1,004 ft) (avg. 287 m or 942 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village is situated on the N56 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	349	—
1975	358	+0.36%
1982	392	+1.30%
1990	453	+1.82%
1999	483	+0.72%
2009	558	+1.45%
2014	576	+0.64%
2020	573	−0.09%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department