Bisten-en-Lorraine

For other uses, see Bisten.

Bisten-en-Lorraine (French pronunciation: [bistən ɑ̃ lɔʁɛn], literally Bisten in Lorraine; German: Bisten im Loch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Bisten-en-Lorraine
Commune
A general view of Bisten-en-Lorraine
Coat of arms
Location of Bisten-en-Lorraine
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Coordinates: 49°09′46″N 6°35′56″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Boulay-Moselle
Intercommunality	Warndt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Thil[1]
Area 1	4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	249
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57087 /57220
Elevation	235–390 m (771–1,280 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	263	—
1975	254	−0.50%
1982	241	−0.75%
1990	257	+0.81%
1999	255	−0.09%
2009	264	+0.35%
2014	246	−1.40%
2020	251	+0.34%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department