Grand Est
Alsace former administrative region
March 22, 2017
Alsace is part of the Grand Est in Eastern France, one of the 13 new regions created by the territorial reform that took effect in 2016
Champagne-Ardenne former administrative region
March 22, 2017
Champagne-Ardenne is today part of the Grand Est, one of the 13 new regions created with the territorial reform that took effect on January 1, 2016
Lorraine former administrative region
March 8, 2017
Lorraine is part of the region Alsace-Lorraine-Champagne-Ardenne or ALCA which was renamed Grand Est during the territorial reform that took effect in 2016
Maginot Monument – Fleury-devant-Douaumont
November 11, 2015
Maginot Monument, a memorial to the minister of War who fought at Verdun as a patrolman and had a fortifications line built along France’s eastern borders
Douaumont – Destroyed village – Verdun WWI
November 10, 2015
Douaumont, a village entirely destroyed during the Battle of Verdun, never rebuilt, declared ‘Dead for France’ and kept in its war state as a Memorial
Fleury-devant-Douaumont – Destroyed village – Verdun WWI
November 9, 2015
Fleury-devant-Douaumont in the Meuse, a village that was completely destroyed during WWI, but was never rebuilt and kept in its war state as a memorial
Verdun Citadel in Meuse – Lorraine – WWI
November 2, 2015
Citadel of Verdun, a major garrison town located near the German border, and the epicentre of the battle of 1916, one of the deadliest battles of WWI
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Alsace former administrative region
Alsace is part of the Grand Est in Eastern France, one of the 13 new regions created by the territorial reform that took effect in 2016
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Champagne-Ardenne former administrative region
Champagne-Ardenne is today part of the Grand Est, one of the 13 new regions created with the territorial reform that took effect on January 1, 2016
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Lorraine former administrative region
Lorraine is part of the region Alsace-Lorraine-Champagne-Ardenne or ALCA which was renamed Grand Est during the territorial reform that took effect in 2016
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Maginot Monument – Fleury-devant-Douaumont
Maginot Monument, a memorial to the minister of War who fought at Verdun as a patrolman and had a fortifications line built along France’s eastern borders
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