Brouviller

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Brouviller

(2020–2026) Antoine Allard^[1]Area

11.24 km² (4.34 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

428 • Density38/km² (99/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57114 /57635

Elevation268–348 m (879–1,142 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brouviller (French pronunciation: [bʁuvilɛʁ]; German: Brauweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

History

The village, belonging to the principality of Lixheim, was reunited with France in 1661 by the Treaty of Vincennes.

In 2018, Brouviller’s oldest house was destroyed by a fire.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	400	—
1975	370	−1.11%
1982	354	−0.63%
1990	338	−0.58%
1999	389	+1.57%
2009	432	+1.05%
2014	426	−0.28%
2020	436	+0.39%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Cultural and historical heritage

Several Gallo-Roman remains are visible in the commune.

The church Saint-Rémi de Brouviller was built between 1781 and 1782. Three bells created in Nancy were installed in the bell tower in 1809 and replaced in 1922. A painting of Saint Remi, patron saint of the parish, is still in the church.^[5]

Notable people linked to the village

According to Jean-Louis Beaucarnot’s book named Le Dico des politiques, Hillary Clinton had ancestors from Brouviller.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "La plus vieille maison de Brouviller détruite par un incendie". Le Républicain Lorrain. 20 April 2018.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Eglise de Brouviller en Moselle". Fondation du Patrimoine.
^ Gall, Marie (11 November 2016). "Brouviller : à la recherche des " cousins " locaux d'Hillary Clinton". Le Républicain Lorrain.