Hettange-Grande
Hettange-Grande is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. The town gives its name to the Hettangian age, the earliest age of the Jurassic period of the geologic timescale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ouvrage Immerhof and Réserve naturelle nationale d’Hettange-Grande.
Ouvrage Immerhof
Fort
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Ouvrage Immerhof, also known as Ouvrage Ferme-Immerhof, is one of the largest petit ouvrages of the Maginot Line of north-east, France. Located near the community of Hettange-Grande, it is 7 km north of Thionville between the gros ouvrages of Molvange and Soetrich, the closest ouvrage to the Luxembourg frontier.
Réserve naturelle nationale d’Hettange-Grande
Nature reserve
Réserve naturelle nationale d’Hettange-Grande is a nature reserve.
Ouvrage Soetrich
Fort
Ouvrage Soetrich is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line in north-eastern France. Soetrich is located between petits ouvrages Immerhof and Bois Karre, facing the France-Luxembourg border near the town of Hettange-Grande, part of the Fortified Sector of Thionville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thionville and Entrange.
Thionville
Town
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Thionville is a city in the northeastern French department of Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz. Thionville is situated 5 km south of Hettange-Grande.
Entrange
Village
Entrange is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Entrange is situated 3½ km west of Hettange-Grande.
Hettange-Grande
- Type: Locality with 7,640 residents
- Also known as: “57323”
- Location: Arrondissement de Thionville, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.4058° or 49° 24′ 21″ northLongitude
6.1531° or 6° 9′ 11″ eastPopulation
7,640Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)Open location code
8FX8C543+86GeoNames ID
6437595
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In Other Languages
“Hettange-Grande” goes by many names.
- French: “Hettange-Grande”
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