Buding

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Buding

(2020–2026) Philippe Schiano^[1]Area

6.36 km² (2.46 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

574 • Density90/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57117 /57920

Elevation1,700–3,006 m (5,577–9,862 ft)
(avg. 2,500 m or 8,200 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buding (French pronunciation: [bydɛ̃]; Lorraine Franconian: Bëddéngen; German: Büdingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

The locality of Elzing (German: Elzingen) is incorporated in the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	339	—
1975	339	+0.00%
1982	385	+1.83%
1990	509	+3.55%
1999	472	−0.84%
2009	524	+1.05%
2014	592	+2.47%
2020	581	−0.31%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Jean-Pierre Schumacher, Trappist monk and survivor of the Tibhirine monks^[4]

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
^ Folny, Chrystelle. "Moselle. Décès de Jean-Pierre Schumacher, dernier moine de Tibhirine : à Thionville, son frère lui rend hommage". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. Retrieved 13 January 2024.