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Grand Est, region of France created in 2016 by the union of the former regions of Alsace, Lorraine, and Champagne-Ardenne. It is bounded by Hauts-de-France and Ile-de-France to the west and Bourgogne–Franche-Comte to the south. Belgium and Luxembourg lie to the north, Germany to the east, and Switzerland to the south.
The Grand Est Region now encorporates the previous Regions of Alsace, Champagne Ardennes and Lorraine. This varied border country which abuts Switzerland and Germany has developed rich traditions and culture from the variety of influences brought to bear on it over the years.
Grand Est. More than any other region of France, Grand Est has been shaped by continual waves of settlement, invasion and border changes. As the name suggests, this is a large region of eastern France, fronting the entire border with Germany and Luxembourg, and significant portions of the Belgian and Swiss borders, too.
Grand Est is an administrative region in northeastern France. It was made from three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the short-lived name of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine because of territorial reform which had been passed by the French law in 2014.
With more than 5.5 million inhabitants in a vast area of 57,441 km² and a strategic position in the heart of Europe, the Région Grand Est came into being on 1 January 2016 from the merger between Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, and has a remarkable potential for development and attractiveness.
English: Region Grand Est (official name since 30 September 2016) or Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (former temporary name) is since 1 January 2016 a French administrative region combining the three former French regions: Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine which were suppressed at the end of 2015.
Tot. €150.3 billion (US$207.0 bn) Per capita. €27,085 (US$37,312) Website. alsacechampagneardennelorraine.eu. Grand Est previously Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine ( ACAL or less commonly, ALCA) [1] is a French admeenistrative region in northeastren Fraunce.
