Gondrexange

Gondrexange (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃dʁɛksɑ̃ʒ]; German: Gunderchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Gondrexange
Commune
The railway station in Gondrexange
Coat of arms
Location of Gondrexange
Gondrexange Show map of France Gondrexange Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 6°55′42″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Sarrebourg
Intercommunality	Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Staub[1]
Area 1	22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	504
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57253 /57815
Elevation	266–319 m (873–1,047 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

This municipality is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the pays de Sarrebourg.

The Gondrexange stream has its source in the commune of Réchicourt-le-Château and flows into the Saar at Imling, after passing through seven communes.

Gondrexange is part of the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.^[3]

Although the commune is crossed by the Paris-Strasbourg railway line, its train station is nowadays closed.

Toponymy

Former names:^[4] 1240 : Gundersingen, 1246: Guntersingen, 1401–1402: Gunnedrakin, Gunnedrekin et Gunedrekin, 1460: Gondresenges, Gunderchingen et Gundeschingen, 1461: Gondressanges, 1519: Gondrechingen, 1751: Gunderichingen seu Gondrechanges, 1793: Gondrexauge, 1801: Gondrexange, 1915–1918 et 1940–1944: Gunderchingen.

See also

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