Buhl-Lorraine
Buhl-Lorraine (French pronunciation: [byl lɔʁɛn]; German: Bühl am Kanal) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
The village is located in Lorraine, as its name suggests, more specifically in South Moselle.
Buhl-Lorraine is located 3 miles from Sarrebourg. Its elevation is about 260 meters.
The municipality is crossed by the Bièvre, tributary of the Saar.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 652 | — |
| 1975 | 768 | +2.37% |
| 1982 | 786 | +0.33% |
| 1990 | 817 | +0.48% |
| 1999 | 1,037 | +2.68% |
| 2007 | 1,118 | +0.94% |
| 2012 | 1,239 | +2.08% |
| 2017 | 1,214 | −0.41% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Toponymy
The name of the village come from the germanic word, bühel or bühl, which means "hill".
Ancient names: Büle during the 15th, Buhel in 1525, Bill in 1526, Biel in 1751, Biel or Bihle in 1779, Bilh in 1790, Bille in 1793, Bühl between 1871-1918, Buhl-Lorraine in 1920, Bühl am Kanal between 1940-1944.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8288323?geo=COM-57119.
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- ^ Nègre, Ernest (1996). Toponymie générale de la France / 2. Formations non-romanes, formations dialectales (2. tirage ed.). Genève: Droz. ISBN 2-600-00133-6. OCLC 174640771.
- ^ Lepage, Henri (1862). Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe (in French). Paris: Imprimerie impériale.
External links
Media related to Buhl-Lorraine at Wikimedia Commons
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