Grostenquin

For other uses, see Petit-Tenquin.

Grostenquin
Commune
The church in Grostenquin
Coat of arms
Location of Grostenquin
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Coordinates: 48°58′50″N 6°44′23″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton	Sarralbe
Intercommunality	CA Saint-Avold Synergie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Seichepine
Area 1	21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	635
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57262 /57660
Elevation	226–306 m (741–1,004 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grostenquin (German: Großtänchen, Lorraine Franconian: 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

Population (1999): 569.

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 is still used by the French Armed Forces for military exercises.

Notable people

• NHL player and coach Paul MacLean and the Avril Lavigne's father was born here.
• Theodore B. Basselin (1851–1914), lumber magnate, was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department