Villerupt
Villerupt | |
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 The old festival hall in Villerupt | |
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Location of Villerupt | |
  Villerupt  Villerupt | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 5°55′43″E / 49.4697°N 5.9286°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Val-de-Briey |
| Canton | Villerupt |
| Intercommunality | Pays Haut Val d'Alzette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Pierrick Spizak[1] |
Area 1 | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 10,086 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54580 /54190 |
| Elevation | 309–442 m (1,014–1,450 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villerupt (pronounced [vilʁy]; Luxembourgish: Weller [ˈvælɐ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France.[3] It is located on the departmental border with Moselle, not far from the France–Luxembourg border.
A festival takes place in the commune each year in October–November.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 14,797 | — |
| 1975 | 13,401 | −1.41% |
| 1982 | 11,465 | −2.20% |
| 1990 | 10,070 | −1.61% |
| 1999 | 9,686 | −0.43% |
| 2009 | 9,450 | −0.25% |
| 2014 | 9,430 | −0.04% |
| 2020 | 10,098 | +1.15% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable people from Villerupt
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Commune de Villerupt (54580)" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt". www.festival-villerupt.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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