Bassing (French pronunciation: [basɛ̃]; German: Bessingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Bassing | |
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_mairie_-_%C3%A9cole.jpg) The town hall and school in Bassing | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bassing  | |
  Bassing  Bassing | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′10″N 6°48′09″E / 48.8694°N 6.8025°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 (2021)[2] | 109 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/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 edit
Previous names:[3] Bessingen (1267), Bassigen (1267), Bessing (1553), Bensingen (1594), Bestingen (1665).
Population edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Kunst und Alterthum in Elsass-Lothringen - Franz Xaver Kraus
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Media related to Bassing at Wikimedia Commons
