Volstroff

Volstroff (French pronunciation: [vɔlstʁɔf]; German: Wolsdorf; Lorraine Franconian Wolschdrëf/Wolschtrof) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Volstroff
Commune
Saint Michel church
Coat of arms
Location of Volstroff
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Coordinates: 49°18′43″N 6°15′36″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Metzervisse
Intercommunality	Arc Mosellan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Magard[1]
Area 1	12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,074
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57733 /57940
Elevation	165–238 m (541–781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	291	—
1975	912	+17.73%
1982	1,066	+2.25%
1990	1,373	+3.21%
1999	1,366	−0.06%
2007	1,461	+0.84%
2012	1,593	+1.75%
2017	1,965	+4.29%
Source: INSEE[3]

Etymology

The toponym Volstroff is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym Volo. The suffix -stroff derives from Germanic -dorf, denoting village (see *þurpą).^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department