Moyeuvre-Grande
Encyclopedia
Moyeuvre-Grande is a commune
in the Moselle
department in Lorraine
in north-eastern France
.
Since 1986 Moyeuvre-Grande has been twinned with Snodland
, a town of similar size, located in Kent
, England
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Since 1986 Moyeuvre-Grande has been twinned with Snodland
Snodland
Snodland is a small town in the county of Kent, England, located on the River Medway between Rochester and Maidstone. It has a population of about 12,000 people....
, a town of similar size, located in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Personalities
- Mireille GuilianoMireille GuilianoMireille Guiliano is a French-American author.Mireille wrote French Women Don't Get Fat which reached #1 on the New York Times "Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous: Hardcover bestseller" list, followed by French Women for All Seasons...
, American and French author, born in 1946. - Hugues Occansey, basketball player
- Jean-Maurice de MontremyJean-Maurice de MontremyJean-Maurice Montremy is a French journalist, writer and literary critic. He was born in Moyeuvre-Grande in the Moselle region. He is the author of several works, including Rancé, le soleil noir on the life of Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé, the founder of the Trappist Cistercians...
, author