Obergailbach
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Obergailbach (; Lorraine Franconian: Owergäälbach) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. thumb|left|Fossil found in limestone of Obergailbach
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Obergailbach is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Moselle department, specifically within the arrondissement of Sarreguemines and the canton of Volmunster. The municipality has an area of 8.99 square kilometers and an elevation of 387 meters above sea level. It is located within the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park and shares borders with Bliesbruck, Erching, Gros-Réderching, and Rimling.
The commune’s official name is Obergailbach, and it uses the postal code 57720. Its population is recorded as 331, comprising 164 males and 140 females. Another source lists the population as 265. The associated electoral district is the canton of Bitche.
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Place details
- Locality
- Obergailbach
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 265
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Obergailbach
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Obergailbach, Saint-Maurice (7).jpg
- French commune.caption
- Saint-Maurice church in Obergailbach
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Obergailbach 57.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Sarreguemines
- French commune.canton
- Bitche
- French commune.INSEE
- 57517
- French commune.postal code
- 57720
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marc Hoellinger
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Bitche
- French commune.elevation m
- 120
- French commune.elevation min m
- 234
- French commune.elevation max m
- 387
- French commune.area km2
- 8.99
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Obergailbach
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sarreguemines
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 272
- Area
- 8.99
- Elevation
- 331
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Rimling
- Image
- Obergailbach, Saint-Maurice (7).jpg
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- Commons category
- Obergailbach
- postal code
- 57720
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bitche
- male population
- 164
- female population
- 140
- located in protected area
- Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-72-29-32-30
- fax number
- +33-3-72-29-32-78
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- Population
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- References
- External links
Obergailbach (; Lorraine Franconian: Owergäälbach) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. thumb|left|Fossil found in limestone of Obergailbach
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Obergailbach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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