Coordinates: 49°18′43″N 6°15′36″E / 49.3119°N 6.26°E / 49.3119; 6.26

Volstroff

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Volstroff
Commune
Saint Michel church
Saint Michel church
Coat of arms of Volstroff
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°18′43″N 6°15′36″E / 49.3119°N 6.26°E / 49.3119; 6.26
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonMetzervisse
IntercommunalityArc Mosellan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Magard[1]
Area
1
12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57733 /57940
Elevation165–238 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[2]

Etymology

The toponym Volstroff is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym Volo. The suffix -stroff derives from Germanic -dorf, denoting village (see *þurpą).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. ↑ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 153. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 12 January 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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