Grostenquin

Commune in Grand Est, France

(2020–2026) Patrick Seichepine^[1]Area21.77 km² (8.41 sq mi)Population635 • Density29/km² (76/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation226–306 m (741–1,004 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grostenquin (French pronunciation: [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.^[3]

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

• NHL player and coach Paul MacLean and Avril Lavigne's father were born here.
• Theodore B. Basselin (1851–1914), lumber magnate, was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

External links

• Media related to Grostenquin at Wikimedia Commons