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Grand Est

  • Former Administrative Regions: Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine
  • Type: Region of France
  • Region of France Capital: Strasbourg

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


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Grand Est
PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
Chalons-en-Champagne Town
Marne (department), FR
Colmar City
Eguisheim Town
Gerardmer Town
Vosges (department), FR
Hunawihr Village
L'Epine Village
Longwy, FR Town
Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR
Montfaucon-d'Argonne Village
Meuse
Mulhouse City
Nancy, FR City
Meurthe-et-Moselle, FR
Neuf-Brisach, FR Town
Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, FR Woodland Environ Bas-Rhin, FR Moselle (department), FR
Reims City
Marne (department), FR
Riquewihr Town
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon Village
Meuse
Saint-Andre-les-Vergers Town
Aube, FR
Saint-Die-des-Vosges, FR Town
Vosges (department), FR
Saint-Mihiel Town
Meuse
Selestat Town Bas-Rhin, FR
Sommepy-Tahure Village
Marne (department), FR
Souilly FR Village
Meuse
Strasbourg City
Bas-Rhin, FR
Troyes City
Aube, FR
Verdun Town
Meuse
Vigneulles-les-Hattonchatel Town
Meuse
Wissembourg Town
Bas-Rhin, FR

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
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.

Eat and Drink »

FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
Alsace AOC Wine Alsace wine is from Alsace.
Alsace Cheesecake Cheese Cake Alsatian Cheesecake is usually made fresh cheese.
Alsace Grand Cru AOC Wine Alsace Grand Cru wine is from Alsace.
Boudin blanc de Rethel Meat Sausage Boudin blanc de Rethel is a sausage traditionally produced in the Rethel district of the French region of Ardennes.
Champagne AOC Wine Champagne wine is from Champagne.
Chaource Cheese
Coteaux Champenois AOC Wine Coteaux Champenois wine is from Champagne.
Cotes de Toul AOC Wine Cotes de Toul wine is from Eastern France.
Cremant d'Alsace AOC Wine Cremant d'Alsace wine is from Alsace.
Langres Cheese
Madeleine de Commercy Cake Madeleine de Commercy is a small sponge cake from Commercy in the Lorraine region of France.
Munster Cheese Cheese
Rose des Riceys AOC Wine Rose des Riceys wine is from Champagne.
Rum Baba Cake Rhum baba dates from the 18th century and when King Stanislaus of Poland was exiled in Lorraine, France.



Geography »

Physiographic FeaturesTypeAsNotedIn
Ardennes Massif
Vosges Mountains, FR Mountain Range

Data »

Particulars for Grand Est:
Locale type Region of France



Vicinage »

VicinageTypeAsNotedIn
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

Themes »
ThemeAsNotedIn
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
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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