L'Hôpital, Moselle
Commune in Grand Est, France
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L'Hôpital (French pronunciation: [lopital]; German: Spittel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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L'Hôpital | |
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The town centre of L'Hôpital | |
_(Moselle).svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of L'Hôpital | |
  L'Hôpital Location within France  L'Hôpital Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′00″N 6°44′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Saint-Avold |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Avold Synergie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Schuler[1] |
Area 1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,183 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57336 /57490 |
| Elevation | 220–300 m (720–980 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| Website | http://www.ville-lhopital.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is the birthplace of the Slovenian author Mile Klopčič and historian France Klopčič.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,181 | — |
| 1975 | 6,395 | −1.64% |
| 1982 | 6,567 | +0.38% |
| 1990 | 6,385 | −0.35% |
| 1999 | 5,990 | −0.71% |
| 2007 | 5,518 | −1.02% |
| 2012 | 5,423 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | 5,350 | −0.27% |
| 2023 | 5,183 | −0.53% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
