Hussigny-Godbrange

Hussigny-Godbrange

The town hall

Coat of arms
Hussigny-Godbrange

Coordinates: 49°29′37″N 5°52′30″E / 49.4936°N 5.875°E / 49.4936; 5.875Coordinates: 49°29′37″N 5°52′30″E / 49.4936°N 5.875°E / 49.4936; 5.875
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement Briey
Canton Herserange
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de l'agglomération de Longwy
Government
  Mayor (20082013) Laurent Righi
Area1 15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population (2004)2 3,142
  Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 54270 / 54590
Elevation 275–445 m (902–1,460 ft)
(avg. 423 m or 1,388 ft)
Website www.mairiehussignygodbrange.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hussigny-Godbrange (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."

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