Brettnach
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Bouzonville | |
| Community association | Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 15 ′ N , 6 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 265-388 m | |
| surface | 5.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 441 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57320 | |
| INSEE code | 57110 | |
 Church of St. Pankratius |
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Brettnach is a French commune with 441 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The place is four kilometers southeast of Bouzonville and eight kilometers from the German-French border.
history
The community was first mentioned in 971 as Bretenaco . Other spellings were Britenacha (1179), Brithenac (1184), Bretnache (1715) and Brettenach (1801).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 354 | 396 | 353 | 363 | 379 | 362 | 372 | 454 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Pancrace from 1799
Web links
Commons : Brettnach - collection of images, videos and audio files
