L'Hôpital, Moselle

L'Hôpital (French pronunciation: [lopital]; German: Spittel) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

L'Hôpital
Commune
The town centre of L'Hôpital
Coat of arms
Location of L'Hôpital
L'Hôpital Show map of France L'Hôpital Show map of 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  (2022)[2]	5,179
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department