Bisten-en-Lorraine

Bisten -en- Lorraine ( Lorraine Beschten ém hole ) is a commune of 256 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Moselle in the Lorraine region. It belongs administratively to the district Boulay -Moselle and the eponymous canton Boulay- Moselle.

Geography

The municipality is situated approximately 30 kilometers east of Metz. Neighboring municipalities are:

Coume in the north,
Varsberg in the Northeast,
Boucheporn in the southeast,
Obervisse in the southwest and
Niedervisse in the northwest.

The place is situated on the upper reaches of the river Are, which drained to the northeast and flows in Saarland, Germany, in the Saar.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1115 as Bistan, then Bistein ( 1393 ), Bisten In The Hole (1793), Bisten - in-hole (1801 ), and Bisten in Lorraine ( 1940-44 ).

Demographics

Attractions

Church de l' Immaculée - Conception -de- la- Vierge -Marie from 1780
Lourdes Grotto

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