Breistroff-la-Grande

Breistroff-la-Grande
A general view of Breistroff-la-Grande
A general view of Breistroff-la-Grande
Coat of arms of Breistroff-la-Grande
Location of Breistroff-la-Grande
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Breistroff-la-Grande is located in France
Breistroff-la-Grande
Breistroff-la-Grande
Breistroff-la-Grande is located in Grand Est
Breistroff-la-Grande
Breistroff-la-Grande
Coordinates: 49°27′27″N 6°13′08″E / 49.4575°N 6.2189°E / 49.4575; 6.2189
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementThionville
CantonYutz
IntercommunalityCattenom et environs
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Michel Schmitt[1]
Area
1
10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
834
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57109 /57570
Elevation157–242 m (515–794 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Breistroff-la-Grande (German: Breisdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

The localities of Boler (German: Boler) and Évange (German: Ewingen) are incorporated in the commune.

Breistroff-la-Grande is located between Thionville and Luxembourg (Frisange and Mondorf-les-Bains), between Rodemack, Boust, Dodenom/Roussy-le-Bourg, behind the Cattenom Nuclear Power Plant.

  • Coat of Arms: Per pale, six bars or and azure, and or a bear rampant sable, collared gules.

To the right, the arms of Rodemack, to the left, the bear of the Saint Maximin Abbey, both of which were lords of the place.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ webstudios. "Notre histoire". www.breistroff-la-grande.fr/ (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2023.