Schneckenbusch
| Schneckenbusch | ||
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  Schneckenbusch | ||
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Location within Grand Est region  Schneckenbusch | ||
| Coordinates: 48°42′17″N 7°04′42″E / 48.7047°N 7.0783°ECoordinates: 48°42′17″N 7°04′42″E / 48.7047°N 7.0783°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Phalsbourg | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de Communes de la Vallée de la Bièvre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Rémy Bier | |
| Area1 | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 290 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57637 / 57400 | |
| Elevation |
259–324 m (850–1,063 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Schneckenbusch (Schneggebesch in Rhine Franconian) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The word Schneckenbusch means "snails bush" in German.
Geography
Schneckenbusch is a little village in the south-east of Sarrebourg. The village is crossed by a little river, the Bièvre, which rises from the bottom of the Vosges Mountains. Schneckenbusch is too crossed by the Marne-Rhine Canal who opened in 1853.
The commune is situated at 47 miles of Strasbourg, 50 miles of Saarbrücken, 56 miles of Nancy and 78 miles of Metz.
See also
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