Bassing

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

Bassing
Commune
The town hall and school in Bassing
Coat of arms
Location of Bassing
Bassing Show map of France Bassing Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°52′10″N 6°48′09″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Le Saulnois
Intercommunality	CC Saulnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Legrand[1]
Area 1	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	107
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57053 /57260
Elevation	220–283 m (722–928 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Previous names:^[3] Bessingen (1267), Bassigen (1267), Bessing (1553), Bensingen (1594), Bestingen (1665).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	139	—
1975	123	−1.73%
1982	108	−1.84%
1990	132	+2.54%
1999	142	+0.81%
2009	133	−0.65%
2014	122	−1.71%
2020	107	−2.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department