Hussigny-Godbrange

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hussigny-Godbrange

(2020–2026) Laurent Righi^[1]Area

15.37 km² (5.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,880 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

54270 /54590

Elevation275–445 m (902–1,460 ft)
(avg. 423 m or 1,388 ft)Websitewww.mairiehussignygodbrange.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hussigny-Godbrange (French pronunciation: [ysiɲi ɡɔdbʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Héiséng-Gueberéng; German: Hussingen-Godbringen) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. It lies near the border with Luxembourg.

Hussigny-Godbrange is a historic center of Italian immigration in France. Therefore, it was called "Little Italy."^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,499	—
1975	3,208	−1.23%
1982	2,871	−1.57%
1990	2,827	−0.19%
1999	3,076	+0.94%
2007	3,243	+0.66%
2012	3,446	+1.22%
2017	3,571	+0.72%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "les communes à la loupe dans le canton de herserange. Hussigny-Godbrange : la petite Italie du Pays-Haut". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE