Obergailbach

Obergailbach (French pronunciation: [obəʁɡailbax]; Lorraine Franconian: Owergäälbach) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Obergailbach
Saint-Maurice church in Obergailbach
Location of Obergailbach
Obergailbach
Obergailbach
Coordinates: 49°07′07″N 7°13′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityPays de Bitche
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Marc Hoellinger
Area
1
8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
272
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57517 /57720
Elevation234–387 m (768–1,270 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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