Brouderdorff
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Brouderdorff | |
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_mairie.jpg) The town hall in Brouderdorff | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Brouderdorff  | |
  Brouderdorff  Brouderdorff | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′58″N 7°06′07″E / 48.6994°N 7.1019°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Phalsbourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Klock[1] |
Area 1 | 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 971 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57113 /57565 |
| Elevation | 266–355 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. | |
Brouderdorff (French pronunciation: [bʁudɛʁdɔʁf]; German: Bruderdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||
