Hambach, Moselle

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Hambach

|commune status = Commune

|image = Eglise Saint-Vit de Roth.JPG

|caption = The church in Hambach

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Hambach (Moselle).svg

|arrondissement = Sarreguemines

|canton = Sarreguemines

|INSEE = 57289

|postal code = 57910

|mayor = Daniel Muller{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Sarreguemines Confluences

|coordinates = {{coord|49.0614|7.0372|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 213

|elevation max m = 281

|area km2 = 17.6

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Hambach ({{IPA|fr|ambax}}; Lorraine Franconian: Hombach) is a town and commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It belongs to the historic region of Lorraine and is close to Sarreguemines and the German border.

The major manufacturing plant of British company Ineos Automotive, who are building the Grenadier 4x4 is located in Hambach.

Population

{{Historical populations

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| percentages = pagr

| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-57289#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1968 | 1887

|1975 | 2002

|1982 | 2135

|1990 | 2152

|1999 | 2501

|2007 | 2695

|2012 | 2767

|2017 | 2886

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History

Because of its historically disputed location in Lorraine, Hambach switched several times between Germany and France.

See also

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