Vittersbourg

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Vittersbourg
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Location of Vittersbourg
Vittersbourg
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Vittersbourg
Coordinates: 48°57′03″N6°55′46″E / 48.9508°N 6.9294°E / 48.9508; 6.9294
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton Le Saulnois
Intercommunality Saulnois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gilbert Rostoucher [1]
Area
1
7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
336
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57725 /57670
Elevation218–253 m (715–830 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vittersbourg (German : Wittersburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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Etymology

The toponym Vittersbourg is of Germanic origin, deriving from anthroponym Widhari. [3]

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 152. doi:10.14288/1.0094985 . Retrieved 12 January 2021.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)