Volstroff

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Volstroff

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Magard^[1]Area

12.22 km² (4.72 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,057 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57733 /57940

Elevation165–238 m (541–781 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Volstroff (French pronunciation: [vɔlstʁɔf]; German: Wolsdorf; Lorraine Franconian Wolschdrëf/Wolschtrof) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	291	—
1975	912	+17.73%
1982	1,066	+2.25%
1990	1,373	+3.21%
1999	1,366	−0.06%
2007	1,461	+0.84%
2012	1,593	+1.75%
2017	1,965	+4.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Etymology

The toponym Volstroff is of Germanic origin, deriving from the anthroponym Volo. The suffix -stroff derives from Germanic -dorf, denoting village (see *þurpą).^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 153. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 12 January 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)