Bourdonnay

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bourdonnay

(2020–2026) Armelle Barbier^[1]Area

17.4 km² (6.7 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

241 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57099 /57810

Elevation217–283 m (712–928 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bourdonnay (French pronunciation: [buʁdɔnɛ]; German: Bortenach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Geography

The commune is part of the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.

The Canal des Salines rises in the municipality and flows into the Seille, on the border with Marsal and Moyenvic, after passing through eight municipalities.

Toponymy

Previous Names:^[3] Bordoneis (1175), Portenach (14th century), Bortnach (1455–1469), Bortnachen (1460), Borthenachen (1461).

History

This former seigneury of the Counts of Réchicourt depended on the Bishopric of Metz. The village was completely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and was not rebuilt until the beginning of the 18th century.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	357	—
1975	313	−1.86%
1982	272	−1.99%
1990	215	−2.90%
1999	239	+1.18%
2009	259	+0.81%
2014	245	−1.11%
2020	236	−0.62%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Siedlungsnamen zwischen Spätantike und frühem Mittelalter - Monika Buchmüller-Pfaff
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE