Moselle's 6th constituency

The 6th constituency of Moselle is one of the nine legislative constituencies in the Moselle département (Lorraine).

A member of La République En Marche!, Christophe Arend represents the constituency during the 15th legislature.

Geographic description and demographics
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.


 * 1) The canton of Stiring-Wendel includes a non-urbanized area of Forbach.

Historic Representation

 * 1) On 1 October 1992, Charles Metzinger was elected as a Senator. He consequently left his seat which stayed vacant until the end of the 9th legislature.

2022
* PS dissident, not supported by party or NUPES alliance.