Gondrexange

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Gondrexange

|commune status = Commune

|image = Gare-Bahnhof-Gondrexange-1900.jpg

|caption = The railway station in Gondrexange

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Gondrexange (Moselle).svg

|arrondissement = Sarrebourg-Château-Salins

|canton = Sarrebourg

|INSEE = 57253

|postal code = 57815

|mayor = Alain Staub{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud

|coordinates = {{coord|48.685|6.9283|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 270

|elevation min m = 266

|elevation max m = 319

|area km2 = 22.88

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Gondrexange ({{IPA|fr|ɡɔ̃dʁɛksɑ̃ʒ}}; {{langx|de|Gunderchingen}}) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Geography

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.{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2015 |title=Décret n° 2015-73 du 27 janvier 2015 portant renouvellement du classement du parc naturel régional de Lorraine (région Lorraine) |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000030157484 |website=Légifrance |language=French}}

Although the commune is crossed by the Paris-Strasbourg railway line, its train station is nowadays closed.

Toponymy

Former names:{{Cite book |last=Lepage |first=Henri |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionnairetopo00lepa |title=Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Meurthe |publisher=Imprimerie Impériale |year=1862 |location=Paris |language=fr}} 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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