Grostenquin
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{{other uses|Petit-Tenquin}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Grostenquin
|commune status = Commune
|image = Grostenquin eglise.JPG
|caption = A church in Grostenquin
|image coat of arms = Blason Grostenquin 57.svg
|arrondissement = Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
|canton = Sarralbe
|INSEE = 57262
|postal code = 57660
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Saint-Avold Synergie
|coordinates = {{coord|48.9806|6.7397|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 250
|elevation min m = 226
|elevation max m = 306
|area km2 = 21.77
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Grostenquin ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁotɑ̃kɛ̃}}; {{langx|de|Großtänchen}}; Lorraine Franconian: {{lang|pfl|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 2022 was 620 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290607/dep57.pdf |title=Populations de référence 2022: 57 Moselle|date=December 2024|publisher=INSEE}}
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
References
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External links
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{{Moselle communes}}
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Category:Communes of Moselle (department)
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