Sarrebourg
Subprefecture and commune in Grand Est, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarrebourg (French pronunciation: [saʁbuʁ]; also German: Saarburg, pronounced [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁk]; Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj; older Latin: Pons Saravi) is a commune of northeastern France.
This article is about the town in France. For the town in Germany, see Saarburg.
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Sarrebourg
Saarburg | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
Canton | Sarrebourg |
Intercommunality | Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Marty[1] |
Area 1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 12,359 |
• Density | 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57630 /57400 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.