Philippsbourg | ||
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Commune | ||
![]() View of the village and the valley of the Falkensteinerbach
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Coordinates: 48°59′N 7°34′E / 48.98°N 7.57°ECoordinates: 48°59′N 7°34′E / 48.98°N 7.57°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Sarreguemines | |
Canton | Bitche | |
Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Droval | |
Area1 | 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 550 | |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 57541 /57230 | |
Elevation | 205–510 m (673–1,673 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Philippsbourg (German: Philippsburg, Lorraine Franconian: Phillipsburch, Alsatian: Phillipsbueri) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.