Summary
Gondrexange (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃dʁɛksɑ̃ʒ]; German: Gunderchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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 The railway station in Gondrexange | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 6°55′42″E / 48.685°N 6.9283°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Staub[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 505 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57253 /57815 |
| Elevation | 266–319 m (873–1,047 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
This municipality is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the pays de Sarrebourg.
The Gondrexange stream has its source in the commune of Réchicourt-le-Château and flows into the Saar at Imling, after passing through seven communes.
Gondrexange is part of the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.[3]
Although the commune is crossed by the Paris-Strasbourg railway line, its train station is nowadays closed.
Toponymy edit
Former names:[4] 1240 : Gundersingen, 1246: Guntersingen, 1401-1402: Gunnedrakin, Gunnedrekin et Gunedrekin, 1460: Gondresenges, Gunderchingen et Gundeschingen, 1461: Gondressanges, 1519: Gondrechingen, 1751: Gunderichingen seu Gondrechanges, 1793: Gondrexauge, 1801: Gondrexange, 1915–1918 et 1940–1944: Gunderchingen.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Décret n° 2015-73 du 27 janvier 2015 portant renouvellement du classement du parc naturel régional de Lorraine (région Lorraine)". Légifrance (in French). 29 January 2015.
- ^ Lepage, Henri (1862). Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe (in French). Paris: Imprimerie Impériale.
External links edit
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