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Breidenbach | |
|---|---|
The chapel of Olsberg | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′13″N 7°25′25″E / 49.1369°N 7.4236°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Chris Mathi[1] |
Area 1 | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 310 |
| • Density | 28/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; German: Breidenbach) 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 421 | — |
| 1975 | 382 | −1.38% |
| 1982 | 376 | −0.23% |
| 1990 | 324 | −1.84% |
| 1999 | 346 | +0.73% |
| 2009 | 354 | +0.23% |
| 2014 | 339 | −0.86% |
| 2020 | 313 | −1.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||