Breistroff-la-Grande

Breistroff-la-Grande
A general view of Breistroff-la-Grande
Location of Breistroff-la-Grande
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 (20222026) Michel Schmitt
Area
1
10.63 km2 (4.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
853
  Density80/km2 (210/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.