Belles-Forêts

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Belles-Forêts

(2020–2026) Marina Husson^[1]Area

26.57 km² (10.26 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

233 • Density8.8/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57086 /57930

Elevation215–290 m (705–951 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belles-Forêts (French pronunciation: [bɛl fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
This commune was created in 1973 by the fusion of: Angviller-lès-Bisping (German: Angweiler), Bisping (German: Bisping) and Desseling (German: Disselingen) (till 1986).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	280	—
1975	231	−2.71%
1982	227	−0.25%
1990	242	+0.80%
1999	238	−0.19%
2009	253	+0.61%
2014	248	−0.40%
2020	232	−1.11%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE