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Hombourg-Haut | |
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 View from the train station of old Hombourg | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hombourg-Haut  | |
  Hombourg-Haut  Hombourg-Haut | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′36″N 6°46′43″E / 49.1267°N 6.7786°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| Canton | Freyming-Merlebach |
| Intercommunality | Freyming-Merlebach |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Muller[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.25 km2 (4.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,267 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57332 /57470 |
| Elevation | 209–354 m (686–1,161 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hombourg-Haut (French pronunciation: [ɔ̃buʁ o]; German: Oberhomburg) is a commune located in the department of Moselle, region of Grand Est, in the cultural and historical region Lorraine, north-eastern France.
Hombourg-Haut is an old medieval fortress town, built in the thirteenth century by the bishops of Metz. The old village lies at the foot of the imposing collegiate church in a green and wooded landscape.
Nowadays, the city has several neighbourhoods: the old Hombourg, the old village of Hellering, urban areas with HLMs built in the 1950s-1960s and residential district. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Hombourgeois and Hombourgeoises.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.