Réding | |
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 Réding railway station | |
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 Location of Réding | |
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| Coordinates:48°45′07″N7°06′28″E / 48.7519°N 7.1078°E /48.7519; 7.1078 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | CC Sarrebourg Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Denis Loutre[1] |
Area 1 | 11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,307 |
| • Density | 198.7/km2 (514.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57566 /57445 |
| Elevation | 245–315 m (804–1,033 ft) (avg. 262 m or 860 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Réding (French pronunciation:[ʁedɛ̃];German:Rieding) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in north-eastern France.
Réding is located in the south of the Moselle department, nearSarrebourg.
The commune is crossed by theRN4 and close to theA4 highway.
The Réding station is an important junction station. Located on the line from Paris toStrasbourg, it is the starting point of the line from Réding toMetz-Ville and the line from Réding toDiemeringen which connects theLGV Est to the classic train lines.
Réding is served by the bus line n° 1 of the iSibus network.[3]
The municipality is located in theRhine watershed within the Rhine-Meuse basin. It is drained by the Bièvre, the Eichmatte stream, the Otterbach stream, the Bubenbach stream and the Steiglenbach.[4]
The quality of the water of the commune river system, in particular the Bievre, can be consulted on a dedicated site managed by theagences de l'eau and theOffice Français de la Biodiversité.
The first appearance of the name Réding (Rodinga) dates from 789, in the description of theWissembourg abbey.
On 16 June 1035 the chapel of Grand Eich was consecrated toSt. Ulrich.
In 1361, there is mention in the archpriesthood of Sarrebourg of a main town called Réding and an annex called Eich.
Réding suffered the full force of theThirty Years' War. In 1631, of the 76 families existing at that time, there will remain only 15 inhabitants.
In 1661, with the treaty of Vincennes between theduke of Lorraine andLouis XIV, Sarrebourg andPhalsbourg (with Réding) are taken away fromLorraine to be attached to the Three Bishoprics (Metz,Toul andVerdun). It is then at this time that the commune became French.
Between 1795 and 1800, Réding absorbed the communes of Eich and Petit Eich.
In accordance with theTreaty of Frankfurt of 1871, Réding was annexed to theGerman Empire likeAlsace-Lorraine as a whole.
The town became French again, after the end of theFirst World War.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,704 | — |
| 1975 | 1,907 | +1.62% |
| 1982 | 2,283 | +2.60% |
| 1990 | 2,336 | +0.29% |
| 1999 | 2,337 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 2,464 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 2,437 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 2,384 | −0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Réding has several sport clubs.
The town's football club is the A.S. Réding. It was founded in 1936. It has several teams of different levels, including the fanion team which plays at theRégional 3 level.[6]
The tennis club of Réding, which was founded in 1977, was created by Jean Bourst.[7]
Thepetanque club of the town was founded in 2002, on the initiative of Guy Pronnier. It is currently chaired by Jean-Paul Frank.[8] From time to time, the association organises competitions and sporting events.[9]
Réding also has aremote-controlled buggy club. It was founded by Jean-Marie Deschaseaux. The Auto Buggy Club de Réding hosts a number of competitions, even some international ones, such as the world remote-controlled motorbike championship in 2024.[10][11]
The traditional kirb festival has been celebrated in the municipality in October for many decades.[12]
In 2016, this celebration was expanded with the addition of the "Reding en fête" event.[12] Events of theBreast Cancer Awareness Month are sometimes associated with it.[13]
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