Biding

Biding
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Coat of arms of Biding Coat of arms
Biding
Location within Lorraine region Biding
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach
Canton	Grostenquin
Intercommunality	Centre mosellan
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Vayssette
Area1	6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	313
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	57082 / 57660
Elevation	251–296 m (823–971 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Biding is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	341	—
1800	361	+5.9%
1806	346	−4.2%
1821	333	−3.8%
1836	381	+14.4%
1841	387	+1.6%
1861	362	−6.5%
1866	370	+2.2%
1872	405	+9.5%
1876	391	−3.5%
1881	363	−7.2%
1886	381	+5.0%
1891	436	+14.4%
1896	374	−14.2%
1901	393	+5.1%
1906	378	−3.8%
1911	356	−5.8%
1921	261	−26.7%
1926	287	+10.0%
1931	324	+12.9%
1936	324	+0.0%
1946	202	−37.7%
1954	202	+0.0%
1962	219	+8.4%
1968	186	−15.1%
1975	168	−9.7%
1982	225	+33.9%
1990	284	+26.2%
1999	315	+10.9%
2006	313	−0.6%
2009	313	+0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

• INSEE statistics