Area rank 31st of 105 Lowest elevation 255 m (837 ft) Area 27.22 km² Lau 2 11004 | Canton Luxembourg Highest elevation 334 m (1,096 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 5:28 PM Team FC Swift Hesperange | |
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Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Hesper, German: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.
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Map of Hesperange, Luxembourg
The total population of the commune is 14.701 persons. This breaks down into 6.909 Luxembourgers, 2.021 French, 1.758 Portuguese, 1.052 Italians, 627 Belgians, 514 Germans, 241 Spanish, 207 British, 190 Polish, 106 Dutch, and 1.076 persons of other nationalities. (2014 official data)
As of 2008, the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2.651. Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgian communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: List of towns in Luxembourg by population).
The mayor of the commune is Marc Lies.
Hesperange is home of FC Swift Hesperange, a football club that plays in the top-flight National Division. The club's home games are played at Stade Alphonse Theis. They have won the Luxembourg Cup on one occasion (1989–90).
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.