Thonville

Thonville
region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Faulquemont
Community association	District Urbain de Faulquemont
Coordinates	48 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 34 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 34 ′ E
height	240-311 m
surface	2.53 km 2
Residents	47 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	19 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	57380
INSEE code	57673

Thonville is a French commune with 47 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ), about 34 kilometers east of Metz .

history

The place was mentioned in 1324 as Oderstorph . Then Oderstorf (1365), Otthonville (1368), Oderstorff (1387 and 1450), Thonuille (1621).

The small village was occupied and annexed by France in 1552, which was recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 .

From 1871 to 1918 it belonged temporarily to the German Empire , but French remained the official and colloquial language.

In the years 1915 to 1918 and again during the Nazi occupation 1940–1944 , Thonville was given the name "Odersdorf" by the German authorities.

From December 1, 1973 to August 3, 1985 Thonville was incorporated into the neighboring town of Brulange .

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
Residents	70	62	46	41	49	49	42

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