Insming is situated about 60 km southeast of
Metz,
about 80 km northeast of
Nancy,
and about 100 km northwest of
Strasbourg. Its altitude is 215 meters minimum and 273
meters maximum. It is part of the canton d'Albestroff,
which is part of the "arrondissement" of
Château-Salins.
Since the eighth century, Insming has
been known under different names: Asmangia, Esminga,
Amange, and Ensmingen. It is the oldest village of the
canton of Albestroff. In the 12th century, it was
the headquarter of a priesthood dependent on Saint-Mihiel
Abbey, which was founded at the end of the 11th century.
Insming was a small dependence of Counts de Ferrettes
and de Montbeliard.
After World War II, Insming saw an economic boom, mainly thanks to Fernand Lambert, who was its mayor from 1945 to 1977. He inaugurated the first high school in the Moselle department after the war.