Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Arrondissement
Location within the region Grand Est
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
No. of communes	169
Subprefecture	Forbach
Area	1,283.3 km² (495.5 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]	237,242
• Density	185/km² (480/sq mi)
INSEE code	573

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Religion Roman Catholicism: Diocese of Metz (Immediately subject to the Holy See) Diocese of Nancy Diocese of Saint-Dié Diocese of Verdun Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) Lutheranism: Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) Calvinism: Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) United Protestant Church of France (rest of Lorraine) Jewish consistories: Metz (Moselle) Nancy (rest of Lorraine)
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The arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle is an arrondissement of France in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region. It has 169 communes.^[2] Its population is 243,054 (2016), and its area is 1,283.3 km² (495.5 sq mi).^[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle are:^[2]

History

The arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle was created in January 2015 by the merger of the former arrondissements of Forbach and Boulay-Moselle.^[4]

References

^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle (573)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
^ Décret n° 2014-1721 du 29 décembre 2014 portant suppression des arrondissements de Boulay-Moselle, de Château-Salins, de Thionville-Ouest et de Metz-Campagne (département de la Moselle)

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