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".
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Coordinates: 48°42′17″N 7°04′42″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
Canton | Phalsbourg |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémy Bier[1] |
Area 1 | 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
Population | 304 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57637 /57400 |
Elevation | 259–324 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. |
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.
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