Bourdonnay

Bourdonnay (French pronunciation: [buʁdɔnɛ]; German: Bortenach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Bourdonnay
Commune
The church in Bourdonnay
Coat of arms
Location of Bourdonnay
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Coordinates: 48°43′13″N 6°43′47″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Le Saulnois
Intercommunality	CC Saulnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Armelle Barbier[1]
Area 1	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	246
• Density	14.1/km2 (36.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57099 /57810
Elevation	217–283 m (712–928 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is part of the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.

The Canal des Salines rises in the municipality and flows into the Seille, on the border with Marsal and Moyenvic, after passing through eight municipalities.

Toponymy

Previous Names:^[3] Bordoneis (1175), Portenach (14th century), Bortnach (1455–1469), Bortnachen (1460), Borthenachen (1461).

History

This former seigneury of the Counts of Réchicourt depended on the Bishopric of Metz. The village was completely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and was not rebuilt until the beginning of the 18th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	357	—
1975	313	−1.86%
1982	272	−1.99%
1990	215	−2.90%
1999	239	+1.18%
2009	259	+0.81%
2014	245	−1.11%
2020	236	−0.62%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine