Obergailbach

For other uses, see Niedergailbach.

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

Fossil found in limestone of Obergailbach

Obergailbach
Commune
Saint-Maurice church in Obergailbach
Coat of arms
Location of Obergailbach
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Coordinates: 49°07′07″N 7°13′07″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Hoellinger[1]
Area 1	8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	270
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57517 /57720
Elevation	234–387 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	228	—
1975	217	−0.70%
1982	250	+2.04%
1990	264	+0.68%
1999	255	−0.38%
2007	306	+2.31%
2012	321	+0.96%
2017	304	−1.08%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department