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Pays de Bitche
Natural region in Grand Est, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pays de Bitche (French pronunciation: [pe.i də bitʃ], literally Land of Bitche, German: Bitscherland or Bitcherland) is a natural region in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region of France. It corresponds to the present French part of the former principality of Zweibrücken-Bitsch and to the part of the Northern Vosges that lies within Lorraine.
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Pays de Bitche
Bitscherland / Bitcherland | |
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Natural region | |
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Coordinates: 49.0525°N 7.42583333333°E / 49.0525; 7.42583333333 | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
Capital | Bitche |
Area | |
• Total | 61,589 km2 (23,780 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 35,873 |
• Density | 0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bitscherlänner / Bitcherlänner |
Vehicle registration | 57 |
Website | tourisme-paysdebitche.fr |
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The Pays de Bitche has a total of 47 municipalities. 46 of them are gathered into the Bitche canton and the remaining one, Kalhausen, is a part of the Sarreguemines canton.