Bousbach

Bousbach (German: Buschbach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Bousbach
Coat of arms
Location of Bousbach
Bousbach
Bousbach
Coordinates: 49°08′56″N 6°56′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementForbach-Boulay-Moselle
CantonStiring-Wendel
IntercommunalityForbach Porte de France
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Constant Kieffer
Area
1
5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,226
  Density210/km2 (540/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

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.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 640    
1968 649+1.4%
1975 725+11.7%
1982 843+16.3%
1990 913+8.3%
1999 950+4.1%
2006 1,104+16.2%
2009 1,129+2.3%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148–149. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.


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