Bousbach (French pronunciation: [busbak]; German: Buschbach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Bousbach
Coat of arms of Bousbach
Location of Bousbach
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Bousbach is located in France
Bousbach
Bousbach
Bousbach is located in Grand Est
Bousbach
Bousbach
Coordinates: 49°08′56″N 6°56′59″E / 49.1489°N 6.9497°E / 49.1489; 6.9497
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonStiring-Wendel
IntercommunalityCA Forbach Porte de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Constant Kieffer[1]
Area
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5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,208
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57101 /57460
Elevation246–365 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

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Bousbach 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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