Hesperange

Hesperange Hesper
Commune
View on Hesperange with its castle
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Hesperange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°34′15″N 6°09′05″E / 49.5708°N 6.1514°E / 49.5708; 6.1514Coordinates: 49°34′15″N 6°09′05″E / 49.5708°N 6.1514°E / 49.5708; 6.1514
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Marc Lies
Area
• Total	27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi)
Area rank	31st of 105
Highest elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
• Rank	93rd of 105
Lowest elevation	255 m (837 ft)
• Rank	61st of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	14,175
• Rank	7th of 105
• Density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Density rank	15th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011004
Website	hesperange.lu

Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Hesper, German: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.

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^[update], 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.

Municipality Building

Hesperange at Night

Highway Bridge

Heavy Snowfall

Winter Fields