Hettange-Grande (French pronunciation: [ɛtɑ̃ʒ ɡʁɑ̃d]; German: Großhettingen; Lorraine Franconian: Grouss-Hetténgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Hettange-Grande | |
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 The Church, located on the hill known as "Le Rocher" in central Hettange-Grande, seen from the river Kissel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hettange-Grande  | |
  Hettange-Grande  Hettange-Grande | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′24″N 6°09′14″E / 49.4067°N 6.1539°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Yutz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Balcerzak[1] |
Area 1 | 16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,765 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57323 /57330 |
| Elevation | 155–247 m (509–810 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town gives its name to the Hettangian age, the earliest age of the Jurassic period of the geologic timescale.
Geography
editHettange-Grande is located close to the borders between Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg.
Transportation
editThe commune is located on the A31 autoroute (also called the Lorraine-Bourgogne autoroute) which links the Burgundy region with Luxembourg. Departmental road 653, which runs from Thionville to Frisange (Luxembourg), crosses the town centre.
History
editHettange-Grande was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg until the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees, when it was ceded to France during the first Partition of Luxembourg, along with the nearby town of Thionville.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,037 | — |
| 1975 | 5,621 | +1.58% |
| 1982 | 5,786 | +0.41% |
| 1990 | 5,734 | −0.11% |
| 1999 | 6,356 | +1.15% |
| 2007 | 7,422 | +1.96% |
| 2012 | 7,566 | +0.39% |
| 2017 | 7,653 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
editHettange-Grande is twinned with:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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