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Bitsch
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Bitche is a commune in France, situated within the Moselle department and the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bitche and is located in the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park. The town borders Éguelshardt, Hanviller, Haspelschiedt, and Hottviller, and is twinned with Lebach. Its postal code is 57230, and it falls under the arrondissement of Sarreguemines.
The commune has an area of 41.13 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 432 meters. The population is recorded as 5,752, comprising 2,722 males and 2,376 females. Bitche is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bitche
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,668
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bitche
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.caption
- From top left: Citadel; Porte de Strasbourg and Sainte-Catherine Church; Saint-Augustin Chapel; Jardins pour la paix; Citadel's Chapel; Jardins pour la paix with the Sainte-Catherine Church in the background; Citadel viewed from the side; The Hasselfurt pond; Skyline from the citadel
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bitche (Moselle).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Sarreguemines
- French commune.canton
- Bitche
- French commune.INSEE
- 57089
- French commune.postal code
- 57230
- French commune.mayor
- Benoît Kieffer
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC du Pays de Bitche
- French commune.elevation m
- 290
- French commune.elevation min m
- 249
- French commune.elevation max m
- 432
- French commune.area km2
- 41.13
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bitche
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sarreguemines
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 4966
- Area
- 41.13
- Elevation
- 319
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Sturzelbronn
- Official website
- www.ville-bitche.fr
- Image
- Bitche-Porte de Strasbourg (1).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bitche
- topic's main category
- Category:Bitche
- twinned administrative body
- Lebach
- postal code
- 57230
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bitche
- male population
- 2722
- female population
- 2376
- located in protected area
- Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-87-96-00-13
- fax number
- +33-3-87-96-10-23
- Commons gallery
- Bitche
Sources (4)
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Article · Deutsch
Bitsch (deutsch und lothringisch; französisch Bitche) ist eine französische Stadt mit 4951 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Moselle in der Region Grand Est (bis 2015 Lothringen). Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Sarreguemines, zum Kanton Bitche und ist Sitz des Gemeindeverbandes Pays de Bitche. Die Einwohner nennen sich auf Französisch Bitchois und auf Deutsch Bitscher. Spitzname: „Rampartritscher“.
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