Grostenquin Explained

Grostenquin
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Grostenquin 57.svg
Arrondissement:Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton:Sarralbe
Insee:57262
Postal Code:57660
Mayor:Patrick Seichepine[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Saint-Avold Synergie
Coordinates:48.9806°N 6.7397°W
Elevation M:250
Elevation Min M:226
Elevation Max M:306
Area Km2:21.77

Grostenquin (in French pronounced as /ɡʁotɑ̃kɛ̃/; German: Großtänchen; Lorraine Franconian: Tännchen/Grosstänsche) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, situated between Metz and Strasbourg.

Localities of the commune: Béning, Bertring, Hingsange, Linstroff.

History

Its population in 2021 was 635 people.[2]

A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) base, RCAF Station Grostenquin, was located here from 1952–1964. After the departure of the RCAF, the airport was closed by the French. The facilities are still used by the French Armed Forces for military exercises.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7725600?geo=COM-57262 Populations légales 2021