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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
Commune
The Church, located on the hill known as "Le Rocher" in central Hettange-Grande, seen from the river Kissel
Location of Hettange-Grande
Hettange-Grande
Hettange-Grande
Coordinates: 49°24′24″N 6°09′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Roland Balcerzak[1]
Area
1
16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
7,779
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57323 /57330
Elevation155–247 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


Hettange-Grande is located close to the borders between Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg.

Quarters of Hettange-Grande
Quarters of Hettange-Grande

Transportation


The 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.

Bilingual road sign
Bilingual road sign

History


Hettange-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


Historical population
YearPop.±% 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


Hettange-Grande is twinned with:


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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