Villerupt

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Villerupt

Total population

10,069

Elevation309 m

Land area6.56 km²

Coordinates49.47°, 5.93°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Villerupt is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. It is located on the departmental border with Moselle, not far from the France–Luxembourg border.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Josiane Kartheiser

Luxembourg writer

Hervé Barulea

French comics artist and illustrator

A

Antoine Bommertz

Luxembourgish association football player (1904–1989)

F

François Konter

Luxembourgian footballer (1934–2018)

K

Kazimir Hnatow

French footballer (1929–2010)

Paul Katow

Luxembourgish author (1949-2008)

Emil Eyermann

politician

François Nau

French priest, mathematician and orientalist (1864-1931)

Georges Hausemer

Luxembourgian writer and translator (1957–2018)

Julien Darui

French footballer (1916-1987)

R

Roland Wiltgen

Luxembourg composer

H

Hubert Meunier

Luxembourgish association football player

B

Bruno Ferrero

French association football player

C

Constant Burg

French physician

G

Gustave Kemp

Luxembourgish association football player (1917-1948)

J

Joseph Regnault

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Hussigny-Godbrange
  3.4 mi away · pop. 3,880
• Tressange
  4.9 mi away · pop. 2,383
• Audun-le-Roman
  7.1 mi away · pop. 2,471
• Mexy
  7.2 mi away · pop. 2,288
• Fontoy
  8.2 mi away · pop. 3,142
• Mont-Saint-Martin
  8.6 mi away · pop. 9,202
• Cosnes-et-Romain
  10.5 mi away · pop. 2,775
• Gorcy
  12.2 mi away · pop. 2,965
• Manom
  13.3 mi away · pop. 3,010
• Anoux
  13.6 mi away · pop. 272
• Illange
  14.7 mi away · pop. 1,799
• Longuyon
  15 mi away · pop. 5,190

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Recently spotted species

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-09-27

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-09-26

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-26

garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Seen 2026-09-25

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-09-25

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-25

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-25

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-25

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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