Hambach, Moselle

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hambach

(2020–2026) Daniel Muller^[1]Area

17.6 km² (6.8 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,831 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57289 /57910

Elevation213–281 m (699–922 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hambach (French pronunciation: [ambax]; Lorraine Franconian: Hombach) is a town and commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It belongs to the historic region of Lorraine and is close to Sarreguemines and the German border.

The major manufacturing plant of British company Ineos Automotive, who are building the Grenadier 4x4 is located in Hambach.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,887	—
1975	2,002	+0.85%
1982	2,135	+0.92%
1990	2,152	+0.10%
1999	2,501	+1.68%
2007	2,695	+0.94%
2012	2,767	+0.53%
2017	2,886	+0.85%
Source: INSEE^[3]

History

Because of its historically disputed location in Lorraine, Hambach switched several times between Germany and France.

1200 - 1766: Kingdom of Germany as part of Holy Roman Empire
1766 - 1871: France
1871 - 1918: German Empire
1918 - 1940: France
1940 - 1944: Nazi Germany
since 1945: France

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE