Vittersbourg

Vittersbourg
Commune
The church in Vittersbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Vittersbourg
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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 (2020–2026)	Gilbert Rostoucher [1]
Area 1	7.13 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	336
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57725 /57670
Elevation	218–253 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.

Etymology

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

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

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)

External links

• Media related to Vittersbourg at Wikimedia Commons