Hettange-Grande

Hettange-Grande
Hettange-Grande
Commune
	The Church, located on the hill known as "Le Rocher" in central Hettange-Grande, seen from the river Kissel
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hettange-Grande
	Hettange-Grande Hettange-Grande
	Coordinates: 49°24′24″N 6°09′14″E / 49.4067°N 6.1539°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Thionville
Canton	Yutz
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roland Balcerzak
Area 1	16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Population (2021)	7,765
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Hettange-Grande (French pronunciation: [ɛtɑ̃ʒ ɡʁɑ̃d]; German: Großhettingen; Lorraine Franconian: Grouss-Hetténgen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

The town gives its name to the

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Geography

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

Transportation

The commune is located on the A31 autoroute (also called the Lorraine-Bourgogne autoroute) which links the Burgundy region with Luxembourg. Departmental road 653, which runs from Thionville to Frisange (Luxembourg), crosses the town centre.