Hussigny-Godbrange Explained

Hussigny-Godbrange
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Hussigny-Godbrange 54.svg
Arrondissement:Briey
Canton:Villerupt
Insee:54270
Postal Code:54590
Mayor:Laurent Righi[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Grand Longwy Agglomération
Coordinates:49.4936°N 5.875°W
Elevation M:423
Elevation Min M:275
Elevation Max M:445
Area Km2:15.37

Hussigny-Godbrange (in French pronounced as /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."[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: les communes à la loupe dans le canton de herserange. Hussigny-Godbrange : la petite Italie du Pays-Haut . 2022-07-02 . www.republicain-lorrain.fr . FR-fr.