Bousbach (French pronunciation: [busbak]; German: Buschbach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Bousbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bousbach  | |
  Bousbach  Bousbach | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′56″N 6°56′59″E / 49.1489°N 6.9497°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Stiring-Wendel |
| Intercommunality | CA Forbach Porte de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Constant Kieffer[1] |
Area 1 | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,208 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57101 /57460 |
| Elevation | 246–365 m (807–1,198 ft) (avg. 283 m or 928 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Etymology
editBousbach has historically been attested as Buezbach in 1429 and Buschbach in 1525. Bousbach and its German counterpart are Germanic in origin, deriving from a High German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *busk. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 649 | — |
| 1975 | 725 | +1.59% |
| 1982 | 843 | +2.18% |
| 1990 | 913 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 950 | +0.44% |
| 2009 | 1,129 | +1.74% |
| 2014 | 1,172 | +0.75% |
| 2020 | 1,228 | +0.78% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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