Breistroff-la-Grande
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Yutz | |
| Community association | Cattenom et Environs | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 13' E | |
| height | 157-242 m | |
| surface | 10.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 698 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57570 | |
| INSEE code | 57109 | |
 Chapel of Sainte-Barbe in Boler |
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Breistroff-la-Grande (German Breisdorf , Lorraine Grouss-Breeschtrëf ) is a municipality with 698 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The community of Breistroff-la-Grande is twelve kilometers north of Thionville and immediately north of the Cattenom nuclear power plant . The Boler , a tributary of the Moselle, flows through the districts of Évange and Boler, which are part of the municipality .
history
The village has belonged to France since 1769, with an interruption from 1871 to 1918 ( Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine ). The two villages Boler and Évange (Ewingen ) have been incorporated since 1810 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 267 | 277 | 281 | 320 | 338 | 416 | 551 |
Attractions
- Moulin de Boler (mill), rebuilt in 1787
- Sainte-Catherine Church , built in 1514
- Sainte-Barbe chapel in the hamlet of Boler, built in the 15th century
- Crucifixion group , in the hamlet of Evange, from 1540
- Crossroads at Boler
Web links
Commons : Breistroff-la-Grande - collection of images, videos and audio files
