Brouderdorff

Brouderdorff
Commune
The town hall in Brouderdorff
The town hall in Brouderdorff
Coat of arms of Brouderdorff
Coat of arms
Location of Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff is located in France
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff
Location within France
Brouderdorff is located in Grand Est
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°41′58″N 7°06′07″E / 48.6994°N 7.1019°E / 48.6994; 7.1019
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Klock
Area
1
4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (980 ft)
Highest elevation
355 m (1,165 ft)
Lowest elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2023)
987
 • Density206/km2 (535/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57113 /57565
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Toponymy

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

History

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

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.±% p.a.
1968 527—    
1975 608+2.06%
1982 689+1.80%
1990 720+0.55%
1999 733+0.20%
2007 899+2.58%
2012 939+0.87%
2017 966+0.57%
2023 987+0.36%
Source: INSEE

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Mémoires de la Société d'archéologie lorraine, Page 307, (1868)
  4. ↑ Henri Lepage, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe, 1862.
  5. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE