Brouviller (French pronunciation: [bʁuvilɛʁ]; German: Brauweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Brouviller | |
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_mairie.jpg) The town hall in Brouviller | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Brouviller  | |
  Brouviller  Brouviller | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 7°09′32″E / 48.7667°N 7.1589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Phalsbourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Allard[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.24 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 428 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57114 /57635 |
| Elevation | 268–348 m (879–1,142 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe village, belonging to the principality of Lixheim, was reunited with France in 1661 by the Treaty of Vincennes.
In 2018, Brouviller’s oldest house was destroyed by a fire.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 400 | — |
| 1975 | 370 | −1.11% |
| 1982 | 354 | −0.63% |
| 1990 | 338 | −0.58% |
| 1999 | 389 | +1.57% |
| 2009 | 432 | +1.05% |
| 2014 | 426 | −0.28% |
| 2020 | 436 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Cultural and historical heritage
editSeveral Gallo-Roman remains are visible in the commune.
The church Saint-Rémi de Brouviller was built between 1781 and 1782. Three bells created in Nancy were installed in the bell tower in 1809 and replaced in 1922. A painting of Saint Remi, patron saint of the parish, is still in the church.[5]
Notable people linked to the village
editAccording to Jean-Louis Beaucarnot’s book named Le Dico des politiques, Hillary Clinton had ancestors from Brouviller.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "La plus vieille maison de Brouviller détruite par un incendie". Le Républicain Lorrain. 20 April 2018.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Eglise de Brouviller en Moselle". Fondation du Patrimoine.
- ^ Gall, Marie (11 November 2016). "Brouviller : à la recherche des " cousins " locaux d'Hillary Clinton". Le Républicain Lorrain.
External links
edit- Media related to Brouviller at Wikimedia Commons
