Albestroff

Albestroff (French pronunciation: [albɛstʁɔf]; German: Albesdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Albestroff
Commune
The church in Albestroff
Coat of arms
Location of Albestroff
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Coordinates: 48°55′59″N 6°51′26″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Le Saulnois
Intercommunality	Saulnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Germain Mussot[1]
Area 1	19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	610
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57011 /57670
Elevation	215–273 m (705–896 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Albestroff is located between Metz, Nancy and Strasbourg. 20 km from Dieuze, Morhange, Sarre-Union and Sarralbe and 35 km from Sarrebourg, Sarreguemines and Château-Salins.

The municipality is part of the Regional Natural Park of Lorraine.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	610	—
1975	568	−1.01%
1982	617	+1.19%
1990	651	+0.67%
1999	639	−0.21%
2007	648	+0.17%
2012	640	−0.25%
2017	634	−0.19%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine