Hettange-Grande | |
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![]() The Church, located on the hill known as "Le Rocher" in central Hettange-Grande, seen from the river Kissel | |
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[1] |
Area 1 | 16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 7,768 |
• 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 Hettangian age, the earliest age of the Jurassic period of the geologic timescale.