Breidenbach, Moselle

For the town in Germany, see Breidenbach.

Breidenbach
Commune
The chapel of Olsberg
Coat of arms
Location of Breidenbach
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Coordinates: 49°08′13″N 7°25′25″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chris Mathi
Area 1	10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	312
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57108 /57720
Elevation	252–376 m (827–1,234 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Breidenbach (French pronunciation: [bʁaidənbax]; Lorraine Franconian: Breidebach; Template:Lang-de) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 636 —     1800 586 −7.9% 1806 801 +36.7% 1821 827 +3.2% 1836 948 +14.6% 1841 880 −7.2% 1861 836 −5.0% 1866 813 −2.8% 1872 826 +1.6% 1876 808 −2.2% 1881 785 −2.8% 1886 749 −4.6% 1891 715 −4.5% 1896 692 −3.2% 1901 667 −3.6% 1906 661 −0.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1911 681 +3.0% 1921 627 −7.9% 1926 632 +0.8% 1931 602 −4.7% 1936 604 +0.3% 1946 341 −43.5% 1954 501 +46.9% 1962 455 −9.2% 1968 421 −7.5% 1975 382 −9.3% 1982 376 −1.6% 1990 324 −13.8% 1999 346 +6.8% 2006 364 +5.2% 2009 354 −2.7%

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

External links

• Media related to Breidenbach (Moselle) at Wikimedia Commons