Grand Est, an administrative region in northern France, shares a border with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland and includes ten departments: Ardennes, Aube, Bas-Rhin, Marne, Haute-Marne, Haut-Rhin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges. - AsNotedIn
| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
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| Place | Type | AsNotedIn | Area |
| Chalons-en-Champagne | Town |
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| Colmar | City |
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| Eguisheim | Town | ||
| Gerardmer | Town |
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Vosges (department), FR |
| Hunawihr | Village |
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| L'Epine | Village |
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| Longwy, FR | Town |
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Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR |
| Montfaucon-d'Argonne | Village |
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Meuse |
| Mulhouse | City |
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| Nancy, FR | City |
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Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR |
| Neuf-Brisach, FR | Town | ||
| Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, FR | Woodland Environ | Bas-Rhin, FR Moselle (department), FR | |
| Reims | City |
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Marne (department), FR |
| Riquewihr | Town | ||
| Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | Village |
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Meuse |
| Saint-Die-des-Vosges, FR | Town |
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Vosges (department), FR |
| Selestat | Town |
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Bas-Rhin, FR |
| Strasbourg | City |
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Bas-Rhin, FR |
| Troyes | City |
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Aube, FR |
| Verdun | Town |
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Meuse |
| Wissembourg | Town |
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Bas-Rhin, FR |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1918/09/21 | John J Pershing | American Commander | American First Army begin using the town hall in Souilly, France, as headquarters. They will direct the Meuse-Argonne Offensive from here. | |||
| 1918/10/08 | Alvin Cullum York | US Corporal | Cpl Alvin York and 16 other men under the command of Sgts Harry Parsons and Bernard Early attack the Decauville railroad near Chatel-Chehery in the Meuse-Argonne. After a brief firefight and 9 American dead, 123 Germans surrender. |
| Physiographic Features | Type | AsNotedIn |
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| Ardennes | Massif | |
| Vosges Mountains, FR | Mountain Range |
| Particulars for Grand Est: | |
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| Locale type | Region of France |
| Vicinage | Type | AsNotedIn |
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| Aube, FR | Department of France | |
| Bas-Rhin, FR | Department of France | |
| Marne (department), FR | Department of France | |
| Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR | Department of France | |
| Meuse | Department of France | |
| Moselle (department), FR | Department of France | |
| Vosges (department), FR | Department of France |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| Napoleon | Film | Abel Gance | Napoleon is set at the Brienne-le-Chateau, northeast of Troyes, France | |
| The Big Parade | Film | King Vidor | "The Big Parade" is set in the village of Champillon in the Marne. |
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