According to the division into constituencies by the law n°86-1197 of 24 November 1986, the 6th constituency of Moselle includes four
cantons and thirty-one
municipalities located in the
arrondissement of Forbach : •
Canton of Behren-lès-Forbach (
fr) with thirteen municipalities :
Behren-lès-Forbach,
Bousbach,
Cocheren,
Diebling,
Farschviller,
Folkling,
Metzing,
Morsbach,
Nousseviller-Saint-Nabor,
Œting,
Rosbruck,
Tenteling,
Théding •
Canton of Forbach (
fr) with one municipality :
Forbach, the most populated city of the constituency •
Canton of Freyming-Merlebach (
fr) with ten municipalities :
Barst,
Béning-lès-Saint-Avold,
Betting,
Cappel,
Farébersviller,
Freyming-Merlebach,
Guenviller,
Henriville,
Hoste,
Seingbouse •
Canton of Stiring-Wendel (
fr) with eight municipalities :
Alsting,
Etzling,
Forbach1,
Kerbach,
Petite-Rosselle,
Schœneck,
Spicheren,
Stiring-Wendel According to the national
census conducted in 1999 by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (
INSEE), the legal population of the constituency was estimated at 110,486 inhabitants. The population of the constituency amounted to 106,636 inhabitants in 2008. • The canton of Stiring-Wendel includes a non-urbanized area of Forbach. == Historic Representation ==