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
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Brouderdorff is located in France
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff is located in Grand Est
Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff
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[1]
Area
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4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[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

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

History

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 527—    
1975 608+2.06%
1982 689+1.80%
1990 720+0.55%
1999 733+0.20%
2009 926+2.36%
2014 969+0.91%
2020 971+0.03%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Mémoires de la Société d'archéologie lorraine, Page 307, (1868)
  4. ^ Henri Lepage, Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe, 1862.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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