Brouderdorff

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

Brouderdorff
Commune
The town hall in Brouderdorff
Coat of arms
Location of Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff Show map of France Brouderdorff Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°41′58″N 7°06′07″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.

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

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]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department