Bousbach
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Stiring coil | |
| Community association | Forbach Porte de France | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 57' E | |
| height | 246-365 m | |
| surface | 5.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,226 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 207 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57460 | |
| INSEE code | 57101 | |
| Website | http://www.communedebousbach.fr/ | |
Bousbach (German: Buschbach ) is a French commune with 1226 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement , the Stiring-Wendel canton and the Forbach Porte de France municipal association .
geography
Bousbach is about five kilometers southeast of Forbach and therefore close to the border with Saarland .
history
The community was first mentioned in 1296 as Busbach . Other names were Buezbach (1429), Bursbach (1544) and Bousebach (1756).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 640 | 649 | 725 | 843 | 913 | 950 | 1129 | 1226 |
Attractions
- Village church of the Assumption ( Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ) from the 18th century, the choir was renewed in 1842
- Traces of a Roman villa
Web links
Commons : Bousbach - collection of images, videos and audio files
