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Sarre-Union | |
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 The town hall in Sarre-Union | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sarre-Union  | |
  Sarre-Union  Sarre-Union | |
| Coordinates:48°56′N7°05′E / 48.94°N 7.09°E /48.94; 7.09 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Saverne |
| Canton | Ingwiller |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marc Séné[1] |
Area 1 | 15.39 km2 (5.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,751 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67434 /67260 |
| Elevation | 217–330 m (712–1,083 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sarre-Union (French pronunciation:[saʁynjɔ̃];German:Saarunion) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
It consists of two older towns that were unified on 16 June 1794. On the east bank of the riverSarre is the town of Bouquenom (German:Bockenheim) and on the west bank the town of Ville Neuve de Sarrewerden (German:Neu-Saarwerden).[4] It was renamedSaar-Buckenheim between 1940 and 1944 duringNazi Germany occupation.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,965 | — |
| 1975 | 3,130 | +0.78% |
| 1982 | 3,169 | +0.18% |
| 1990 | 3,159 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 3,356 | +0.67% |
| 2007 | 3,161 | −0.75% |
| 2012 | 2,961 | −1.30% |
| 2017 | 2,823 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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