Country France Department Bas-Rhin Population (2006) 3,273 Area 15.39 km² Arrondissement Saverne | Region Grand Est Canton Ingwiller Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Wednesday 10:39 PM Team US Sarre-Union | |
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Sarre-Union (German: Saarunion) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Map of 67260 Sarre-Union, France
It consists of two older towns that were unified on 16 June 1794. On the east bank of the Sarre river is the town of Bouquenom (German: Bockenheim) and on the west bank the town of Ville Neuve de Sarrewerden (German: Neu-Saarwerden). It was renamed Saar-Buckenheim between 1940 and 1944 during Nazi Germany occupation.
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