commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...
in northeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
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Geography
The village is located in Lorraine, as its name suggests, more specifically in South Moselle.
Buhl-Lorraine is located 3 miles from
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older la, 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.
Geography
Sarrebourg is ...
. Its elevation is about 260 meters.
The municipality is crossed by the Bièvre, tributary of the
Saar
Saar or SAAR has several meanings:
People Given name
*Saar Boubacar (born 1951), Senegalese professional football player
* Saar Ganor, Israeli archaeologist
*Saar Klein (born 1967), American film editor
Surname
* Ain Saar (born 1968), Est ...
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Population
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.