Sarrebourg

Sarrebourg (French pronunciation: [saʁbuʁ]; German: Saarburg, Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in on the upper course of the river Saar.

Sarrebourg

Saarburg
The former town hall in Sarrebourg
Coat of arms
Location of Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonSarrebourg
IntercommunalitySarrebourg
Government
  MayorAlain Marty
Area
1
16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
12,045
  Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.
Imperial City of Sarrebourg

Reichsstadt Saarburg (de)
Ville libre de Sarrebourg (fr)
? – 1661
StatusFree Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalSarrebourg
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Granted mint by
    Bishopric of Metz
 
962
 Passed to Lorraine
2 November 1464
 Gained Reichsfreiheit
Uncertain
 Passed to France by
    Treaty of Vincennes
 
1661 1661
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Lorraine
Early modern France

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


  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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