Brouderdorff
Brouderdorff (French pronunciation: [bʁudɛʁdɔʁf]; German: Bruderdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Toponymy
Brouderdorff means "the village of the brothers", because it was built by four brothers.
History
The village of Brouderdorff was created in 1616 by the Counts of Lutzelbourg.
Between 1871 and 1918 Brouderdorff was annexed by the German Empire within the Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen. The village suffered war damage between 1914 and 1918.
Brouderdorff was again annexed by Germany between 1940 and 1944.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 527 | — |
| 1975 | 608 | +2.06% |
| 1982 | 689 | +1.80% |
| 1990 | 720 | +0.55% |
| 1999 | 733 | +0.20% |
| 2009 | 926 | +2.36% |
| 2014 | 969 | +0.91% |
| 2020 | 971 | +0.03% |
| Source: INSEE | ||