Schneckenbusch
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Location within Lorraine region  Schneeckenbusch | |
| 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 | Lorraine |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| 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) |
| 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. | |
Schneckenbusch (Schneggebesch in Rhine Franconian) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The word Schneckenbusch means snails bush in German.
Geography
Schneckenbuch is a little village in the south-east of Sarrebourg. The village is crossed by a little river : the Bièvre, who rise 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.
