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Place in Grand Est, France
Lorraine
Louréne(Lorrain) Lottringe(Lorraine Franconian)
Flag
Coat of arms
Country
France
Administrative region
Grand Est
Prefecture
Metz
Departments
4
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Meuse (55)
Moselle (57)
Vosges (88)
Area
• Total
23,547 km2 (9,092 sq mi)
Population
(1 January 2012)
• Total
2,349,816
Demonym(s)
Lorrainer, Lorrainian
GDP
[1]
• Total
€65.828 billion (2022)
• Per capita
€28,300 (2022)
ISO 3166 code
FR-M
NUTS Region
FR4
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Lorraine
Flag of Lorraine since the 13th century
History
Mediomatrici & Leuci
Gallia Belgica
Lotharingia
Duchy of Lorraine
Duchy of Bar
Three Bishoprics
Lorraine and Barrois
German Empire Lorraine department
Third Reich Lorraine department
Lorraine region
Grand Est
Culture
Coat of arms
Flag
Symbol
People
Languages
Lorrain
Lorraine Franconian
Low Alemannic
Demographics
Musée lorrain
Religion
Roman Catholicism:
Diocese of Metz (Immediately subject to the Holy See)
Diocese of Nancy
Diocese of Saint-Dié
Diocese of Verdun
Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
Lutheranism:
Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
Calvinism:
Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle)
United Protestant Church of France (rest of Lorraine)
Jewish consistories:
Metz (Moselle)
Nancy (rest of Lorraine)
Law
Local law in Alsace-Moselle
Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801)
Administrative divisions
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
Capital: Nancy
Arrondissement of Briey
Arrondissement of Lunéville
Arrondissement of Nancy
Arrondissement of Toul
Meuse (55)
Capital: Bar-le-Duc
Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc
Arrondissement of Commercy
Arrondissement of Verdun
Moselle (Lothringen, 57)
Capital: Metz
Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Arrondissement of Metz
Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Arrondissement of Sarreguemines
Arrondissement of Thionville
Vosges (88)
Capital: Épinal
Arrondissement of Épinal
Arrondissement of Neufchâteau
Arrondissement of Saint-Dié
Lorraine in the EU
European Parliament elections
Constituency
Related topics
Politics of France
Politics of Germany
Politics of the European Union
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Lorraine[Note 1] is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia (855–959 AD), which in turn was named after either Emperor Lothair I or King Lothair II. Lorraine later was ruled as the Duchy of Lorraine before the Kingdom of France annexed it in 1766.
From 1982 until January 2016, Lorraine was an administrative region of France. In 2016, under a reorganisation, it became part of the new region Grand Est.[2] As a region in modern France, Lorraine consisted of the four departments Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges (from a historical point of view the Haute-Marne department is located in the region), containing 2,337 communes. Metz is the regional prefecture. The largest metropolitan area of Lorraine is Nancy, which had developed for centuries as the seat of the duchy.
Lorraine borders Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Its inhabitants are called Lorrains and Lorraines in French and number about 2,356,000.
^"EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^Loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (in French)
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