Hettange-Grande

For other uses, see Hettange-Petite.

Hettange-Grande
The Church of Hettnage-Grande, located on the hill "Le Rocher" in the town center The Church of Hettnage-Grande, located on the hill "Le Rocher" in the town center
Coat of arms of Hettange-Grande Coat of arms
Hettange-Grande
Location within Lorraine region Hettange-Grande
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Yutz
Government
• Mayor (2008-2014)	André Hentz
Area1	16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	7,814
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hettange-Grande (German: Großhettingen, Lorraine Franconian: Grouss-Hetténgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

The town gave its name to the Hettangian, the earliest age of the Jurassic period of the geologic timescale.

Geography

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

File:Hettangemap.jpg

Quarters of Hettange-Grande

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.

Transportation

The commune is located on the N53 highway, which runs from Thionville north to Luxembourg.

Bilingual road sign

Twin towns

Hettange-Grande is twinned with:

• Sinzig, Germany, since 1966,
• Pederobba, Italy, since 1977

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department