Brouderdorff

Brouderdorff (French pronunciation: [bʁudɛʁdɔʁf]; German: Bruderdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Brouderdorff
The town hall in Brouderdorff
The town hall in Brouderdorff
Coat of arms of Brouderdorff
Location of Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff is located in France
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff is located in Grand Est
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff
Coordinates: 48°41′58″N 7°06′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
Government
  Mayor (20202026) François Klock[1]
Area
1
4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
971
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57113 /57565
Elevation266–355 m (873–1,165 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

Brouderdorff means "the village of the brothers", because it was built by four brothers.[3]

History

The village of Brouderdorff was created in 1616 by the Counts of Lutzelbourg.[4]

Between 1871 and 1918 Brouderdorff was annexed by the German Empire within the Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen. The village suffered war damage between 1914 and 1918.

Brouderdorff was again annexed by Germany between 1940 and 1944.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 511    
1968 527+3.1%
1975 608+15.4%
1982 689+13.3%
1990 720+4.5%
1999 733+1.8%
2006 874+19.2%
2009 926+5.9%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Mémoires de la Société d'archéologie lorraine, Page 307, (1868)
  4. Henri Lepage, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe, 1862.


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