Gondrexange (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃dʁɛksɑ̃ʒ]; German: Gunderchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Gondrexange
The railway station in Gondrexange
The railway station in Gondrexange
Coat of arms of Gondrexange
Location of Gondrexange
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Gondrexange is located in France
Gondrexange
Gondrexange
Gondrexange is located in Grand Est
Gondrexange
Gondrexange
Coordinates: 48°41′06″N 6°55′42″E / 48.685°N 6.9283°E / 48.685; 6.9283
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonSarrebourg
IntercommunalitySarrebourg - Moselle Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Staub[1]
Area
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22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
505
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57253 /57815
Elevation266–319 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Lepage, Henri (1862). Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe (in French). Paris: Imprimerie Impériale.
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