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″N7°09′32″E / 48.7667°N 7.1589°E /48.7667; 7.1589 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 420 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/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. | |
Brouviller (French pronunciation:[bʁuvilɛʁ];German:Brauweiler) is acommune in theMoselledepartment inGrand Est in northeasternFrance.
The village, belonging to the principality ofLixheim, was reunited with France in 1661 by the Treaty of Vincennes.
In 2018, Brouviller’s oldest house was destroyed by a fire.[3]
| 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] | ||
Several Gallo-Roman remains are visible in the commune.
The church Saint-Rémi de Brouviller was built between 1781 and 1782. Three bells created inNancy were installed in the bell tower in 1809 and replaced in 1922. A painting ofSaint Remi, patron saint of the parish, is still in the church.[5]
According to Jean-Louis Beaucarnot’s book namedLe Dico des politiques,Hillary Clinton had ancestors from Brouviller.[6]
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