Obergailbach
Obergailbach | |
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.jpg) Saint-Maurice church in Obergailbach | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Obergailbach | |
  Obergailbach Location within France  Obergailbach Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′07″N 7°13′07″E / 49.1186°N 7.2186°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Hoellinger[1] |
Area 1 | 8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 268 |
| • Density | 29.8/km2 (77.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57517 /57720 |
| Elevation | 234–387 m (768–1,270 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Obergailbach (French pronunciation: [obəʁɡailbax]; Lorraine Franconian: Owergäälbach) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
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The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park. Located on the border with Germany, it is adjacent to the German village of Niedergailbach.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 228 | — |
| 1975 | 217 | −0.70% |
| 1982 | 250 | +2.04% |
| 1990 | 264 | +0.68% |
| 1999 | 255 | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 306 | +2.31% |
| 2012 | 321 | +0.96% |
| 2017 | 304 | −1.08% |
| 2023 | 268 | −2.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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