Grand Est, previously Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine is a French administrative region in northeastern France. The new name 'Grand Est' was chosen last year. It means 'Big East.' Grand Est sounds fancier. Grand Est contains ten departments: Ardennes, Aube, Bas-Rhin, Marne, Haute-Marne, Haut-Rhin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Vosges. The area is about 1/3 the size of Georgia. It is a huge wine and champagne region: Moselle, Champagne, Burgundy, and others.
The towns I visited are on the right: click a location to view the photos. Some of these places are just small villages, some with a few thousand folks. Dijon and Auxerre were pretty sizeable. Strasbourg is one of France's largest cities, and of course, Paris is twice the size of Metro Atlanta.
The towns I visited are on the right: click a location to view the photos. Some of these places are just small villages, some with a few thousand folks. Dijon and Auxerre were pretty sizeable. Strasbourg is one of France's largest cities, and of course, Paris is twice the size of Metro Atlanta.
