Volstroff

Volstroff
Saint Michel church
Location of Volstroff
Volstroff
Volstroff
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
Area
1
12.22 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
2,074
 • Density170/km2 (440/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

Etymology

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ 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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