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 It superseded three former administra ...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 ...
.
History
The village, belonging to the principality of
Lixheim
Lixheim is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The commune Vieux-Lixheim lies 1 km to the north-west.
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department
The following is a list of the 725 communes of th ...
, was reunited with France in 1661 by the Treaty of Vincennes.
In 2018, Brouviller’s oldest house was destroyed by a fire.
Population
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
Remigius (french: Remi or ; – January 13, 533), was the Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks". On 25 December 496, he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks. The baptism, leading to about 3000 additional converts, was an important eve ...
, patron saint of the parish, is still in the church.
Notable people linked to the village
According to Jean-Louis Beaucarnot’s book named ''Le Dico des politiques'',
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...