Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Saarburg | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
The former town hall in Sarrebourg | |
Location of Sarrebourg | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E / 48.74°N 7.05°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Marty |
Area 1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 12,274 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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. | |
Sarrebourg (French pronunciation: [saʁbuʁ]; also German: Saarburg, pronounced [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁk]; Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj; older Latin: Pons Saravi) 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.