Bibiche

Bibiche (German: Bibisch) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Formerly known as Bibersheim, the original village was entirely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. The localities of Neudorff (German: Neudorf) and Rodlach (German: also Rodlach) are incorporated in the commune since 1810.

Bibiche
The church in Bibiche
Coat of arms
Location of Bibiche
Bibiche
Bibiche
Coordinates: 49°19′46″N 6°28′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonBouzonville
IntercommunalityBouzonvillois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Roger Gérardon
Area
1
12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
452
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57079 /57320
Elevation207–295 m (679–968 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.

Bibiche is also a French language term of endearment based on the term 'biche' (doe).[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 315    
1968 331+5.1%
1975 362+9.4%
1982 353−2.5%
1990 344−2.5%
1999 356+3.5%
2006 419+17.7%
2009 438+4.5%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. David Burke (1990). More street French: slang, idioms, and popular expletives. Wiley. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-471-50771-0.


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