Buhl-Lorraine Explained

Buhl-Lorraine
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Buhl-Lorraine (Moselle).svg
Arrondissement:Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton:Sarrebourg
Insee:57119
Postal Code:57400
Mayor:Franck Klein[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.7253°N 7.0853°W
Elevation Min M:248
Elevation Max M:325
Area Km2:11.2

Buhl-Lorraine (in French pronounced as /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.

Toponymy

The name of the village come from the germanic word, bühel or bühl, which means "hill"[2] .

Ancient names:[3] 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Book: Nègre, Ernest . Toponymie générale de la France / 2. Formations non-romanes, formations dialectales. . 1996 . Droz . 2-600-00133-6 . 2. tirage . Genève . 174640771.
  3. Book: Lepage, Henri . Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe . Imprimerie impériale . 1862 . Paris . French.