Bourdonnay

Bourdonnay
Coat of arms
Bourdonnay
Location within Lorraine region Bourdonnay
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Château-Salins
Canton	Vic-sur-Seille
Intercommunality	Saulnois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Chateaux
Area1	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	259
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	57099 / 57810
Elevation	217–283 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bourdonnay is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

History

Previous Names: Bordoneis (1175), Portenach (14th century), Bortnach (1455-1469), Bortnachen (1460), Borthenachen (1461).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1794	670	—
1806	970	+44.8%
1831	1,047	+7.9%
1851	991	−5.3%
1872	751	−24.2%
1901	600	−20.1%
1926	476	−20.7%
1936	413	−13.2%
1954	379	−8.2%
1962	342	−9.8%
1968	357	+4.4%
1975	313	−12.3%
1982	272	−13.1%
1990	215	−21.0%
1999	239	+11.2%
2006	254	+6.3%
2009	259	+2.0%

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department
• Parc naturel régional de Lorraine

References

• INSEE statistics