Schneckenbusch

Schneckenbusch (Schneggebesch in Rhine Franconian) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The word Schneckenbusch is German for "snails bush".

Schneckenbusch
The town hall in Schneckenbusch
Coat of arms
Location of Schneckenbusch
Schneckenbusch
Schneckenbusch
Coordinates: 48°42′17″N 7°04′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Rémy Bier
Area
1
2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
303
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57637 /57400
Elevation259–324 m (850–1,063 ft)
(avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 from Strasbourg, 50 miles from Saarbrücken, 56 miles from Nancy and 78 miles from Metz.

gollark: We were going to flee to my apiary.
gollark: STOP FLEEING TOWARD ME ÆÆÆ
gollark: I must know.
gollark: What happened to my fleeing?!
gollark: I flee nonskateboardously through the house, d6.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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