protected area
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of pastoral countryside in the
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...
region
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of northeastern
France
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. The park covers a total area of . The parkland is split in two non-contiguous parcels of land between the cities of
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
Meuse
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,
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. It had a population of 733,760 in 2019.Moselle
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. According to the
World Database on Protected Areas
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, it is an
IUCN category V
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area.
Ancient ruins and modern monuments are common throughout the area. The land was officially designated a
Animal species found in the park include badger, European wildcat, fox, polecat, roe deer, weasel, wild boar, and wolf, as well as a large variety of birds.
Forests are composed of
beech
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and hardwoods such as maple, cherry and whitebeams. Sessile and pedunculate oaks are often accompanied by
hornbeam
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Origin of names
The common English name ''hornbeam' ...
. There are also ash trees, lime trees, alders, birches and aspens.
Member communes
There are 193
communes
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within the parkland boundaries.
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Albestroff
Albestroff (; german: Albesdorf) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
Albestroff is located between Metz, Nancy and Strasbourg. 20 km from Dieuze, Morhange, Sarre-Union and Sarralbe and 35 k ...
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Ancy-sur-Moselle
Ancy-sur-Moselle (german: Ancy an der Mosel, from 1918: Anzig) is a former commune in the Moselle department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ancy-Dornot.Andilly • Ansauville •
Arnaville
Arnaville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows southeast through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Moselle, which for ...
Bayonville-sur-Mad
Bayonville-sur-Mad (, literally ''Bayonville on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad flows east through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.
Population
See al ...
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Beaumont
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* Beaumont, Quebec
England
* Beaumont, Cumbria
* Beaumont, Essex
** Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s
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France (communes)
* Beaumont, Ardèche
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Belles-Forêts
Belles-Forêts () is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
This commune was created in 1973 by the fusion of: Angviller-lès-Bisping (German: Angweiler), Bisping (German: Bisping) and Desseling (German: Disselin ...
Bouconville-sur-Madt
Bouconville-sur-Madt is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northeast through the eastern part of the commune.
Population
Reference ...
Bouillonville
Bouillonville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows north through the middle of the commune.
Population
Sights
*The German war ...
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Bourdonnay
Bourdonnay (; german: Bortenach) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
The commune is part of the Lorraine Regional Natural Park.
The Canal des Salines rises in the municipality and flows into ...
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Broussey-Raulecourt
Broussey-Raulecourt () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
The Broussey-en-Woëvre village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northwest through the commune. Raulecourt, the other ...
Bruville
Bruville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
The following is a list of the 591 communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of ...
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Buxières-sous-les-Côtes
Buxières-sous-les-Côtes (, literally ''Buxières under the Slopes'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 commune ...
Dampvitoux
Dampvitoux () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
History
The village was part of the Three Bishoprics, in the diocese of Metz. A church was built in 1790. The village was damaged during the First World Wa ...
Dieulouard
Dieulouard (; formerly Dieulwart) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Dieulouard is located between Pont-Ã -Mousson and Nancy, on the left bank of the Moselle. It is the location of the Gallo-Roman city of ...
Dommartin-la-Montagne
Dommartin-la-Montagne () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The village is located in a steep sided valley. During World War I the village was ...
Donnelay
Donnelay (; german: Dunningen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Notable people
* Michel Alcan (1810–1877), French engineer, politician, and author
See also
* Communes of the Moselle department ...
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Dornot
Dornot (; german: Dorningen) is a former commune in the Moselle department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ancy-Dornot.
Les Éparges
Les Éparges () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
A ridge to the east of the village was the site of a fierce battle during World War I, and there are many memorials and monuments in the area.
See also
...
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Essey-et-Maizerais
Essey-et-Maizerais () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad flows northeastward through the middle of the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
*Parc natur ...
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Euvezin
Euvezin () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northeastward through the north-western part of the commune.
See also
*Communes of ...
Flirey
Flirey () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Birthplace of Rin Tin Tin
Following advances made by American forces during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Corporal Lee Duncan, an aerial gunner of the U.S. Army A ...
Gondrexange
Gondrexange (; german: Gunderchingen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
This municipality is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the ''pays de Sarrebourg''.
The Gondr ...
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Gorze
Gorze (; german: Gorz) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Sites and monuments
Gorze Abbey was confiscated as public property during the French Revolution; it has since been restored and utilised for a v ...
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Gravelotte
Gravelotte (; german: Gravelotte) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, 11 km west of Metz. It is part of the functional area (''aire d'attraction'') of Metz. Its population is 827 (2019).
From 1871 u ...
Hampont
Hampont () is a Communes of France, commune in the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
''SS-Obergruppenführer'' Theodor Eicke (1892–1943), second commandant of the Dacha ...
Jaulny
Jaulny is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northward through the commune.
See also
*Communes of th ...
Lahayville
Lahayville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northeastward thr ...
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Lamorville
Lamorville is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
* L'Étanche Abbey, Lorraine, located near the village of Deuxnouds-aux-Bois, on the te ...
Limey-Remenauville
Limey-Remenauville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
History
The origin of the name "Limey" is said to come from the Celtic word "lemos" meaning "elm ree. This particular tree was previously common in th ...
Marbache
Marbache () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.
History
One of the first references to Marbache is dated 896, written by Zwentibold, 1st Duke of Lotharingia, who called it "Merbechia".
It becomes "Marbage" ...
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...
Munster
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Onville
Onville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows eastward through the middle of the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et-M ...
Rembercourt-sur-Mad
Rembercourt-sur-Mad (, literally ''Rembercourt on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad flows northeastward through the commune and crosses the village.
See also ...
Rezonville
Rezonville () is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rezonville-Vionville.Rhodes
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Rouvrois-sur-Meuse
Rouvrois-sur-Meuse (, literally ''Rouvrois on Meuse'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc nat ...
Rupt-en-Woëvre
Rupt-en-Woëvre (, literally ''Rupt in Woëvre'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
*Parc naturel ...
Saint-Remy-la-Calonne
Saint-Remy-la-Calonne () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The author Alain-Fournier, who died in 1914, was buried in the cemetery here after his body was identified in 1991. The main street through the ...
Tomblaine
Tomblaine () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Stage 7 of the Tour de France on 7 July 2012 started in Tomblaine. The Stade Marcel Picot, football stadium to Ligue 1 side AS Nancy, is located within th ...
Vandelainville
Vandelainville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms most of the commune's southern border.
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe-et ...
Vaux
Vaux may refer to:
People
* Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux (1743–1828), French chemist and pharmacist
* Bernard Carra de Vaux (1867–1953), French orientalist who published accounts of his travels in the Middle East
*Clotilde de Vaux (1815–184 ...
Vic-sur-Seille
Vic-sur-Seille (, literally ''Vic on Seille''; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
People
It was the birthplace of Georges de La Tour.
Art museum
The art museum of Vic-sur-Seille, in French ', was cr ...
Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel
Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel (, literally ''Vigneulles near Hattonchâtel'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
The former towns of Billy-sous-les-Côtes, Creuë, Hattonchâtel, Hattonville, Saint-Benoît ...
Villecey-sur-Mad
Villecey-sur-Mad (, literally ''Villecey on Mad'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms the commune's north-western border.
See ...
Vionville
Vionville () is a former commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rezonville-Vionville.
The battle of Vionville (Rezonville or Mars-la-Tour) was fought here on 1 ...
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Waville
Waville () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
Geography
The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which forms the commune's south-eastern border.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Meurthe ...
Xivray-et-Marvoisin
Xivray-et-Marvoisin is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Geography
The Rupt de Mad forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows northeastward through its eastern part.
Population
See also
*Comm ...
Woëvre
The Woëvre () (German: ''Waberland'') is a natural region of Lorraine in northeastern France. It forms part of Lorraine plateau and lies largely in the department of Meuse. Along with the Côtes de Moselle, the Woëvre is one of the areas in ...