Villerupt

Villerupt
The old festival hall in Villerupt
Location of Villerupt
Villerupt
Villerupt
Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 5°55′43″E / 49.4697°N 5.9286°E / 49.4697; 5.9286
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementVal-de-Briey
CantonVillerupt
IntercommunalityPays 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
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54580 /54190
Elevation309–442 m (1,014–1,450 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-villerupt.fr
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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Commune de Villerupt (54580)" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt". www.festival-villerupt.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE