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Also known as Saarburg, Pons Saravi

Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older ) is a commune of northeastern France.

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Sarrebourg is a commune in France, situated in the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Sarrebourg and the canton of Sarrebourg. The town is located within the Moselle department and shares borders with Bébing, Buhl-Lorraine, Dolving, and Haut-Clocher. Its postal code is 57400, and it is twinned with Saarburg.

The commune has an area of 16.4 square kilometers and an elevation of 325 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 13,330 residents (6,042 male and 6,003 female) and another citing 14,677. The earliest written record of the place dates to 50. Sarrebourg is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Place details

Locality
Sarrebourg
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Population
14,677
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

45US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.2 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Sarrebourg
French commune.native name
Saarburg
French commune.commune status
Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image
Sarrebourg - hôtel de ville.JPG
French commune.caption
The former town hall in Sarrebourg
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason_Sarrebourg_57.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
French commune.canton
Sarrebourg
French commune.INSEE
57630
French commune.postal code
57400
French commune.mayor
Alain Marty
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud
French commune.area km2
16.40

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Lines of communication and transport
  • Bicycle paths and walking trails
  • Population
  • History
  • Antiquity
  • Medieval period
  • Kauffmann Sarburg, the Burgundian wars and the integration into the Duchy of Lorraine
  • Kaufmannstadt Saarburg
  • Burgundian Wars
  • Annexations, revolutions and wars
  • Cultural, historical and architectural heritage
  • National necropolises
  • Green spaces, parks and forests
  • Twin towns and sister cities
  • Notable people linked to Sarrebourg
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older ) is a commune of northeastern France.

In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarrebourg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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