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Lorraine (former administrative division) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 48 46 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 48.7660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 08 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.1330 decimal degrees |
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Note: Part of Paris Basin except for the massif of the Vosges in the east; contains large iron ore deposits; population is heavily concentrated along Moselle river between Nancy and Thionville; see also the historical region of Lorraine. Administrative division until 2016 when it was folded into the "Grand Est" region. |
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| Lorraine (preferred,C,V,French,U)
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| Région Lorraine (C,V,French,U)
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| Lothringen (C,V)
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| FRB2 (C,V,FIPS,French,U)
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| Lorraine, Région (C,V,French,U)
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Lorraine (former administrative division) (P) |
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| former administrative division (preferred, C) |
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until 2016 |
| region (administrative division) (H) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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Lorraine .......... (historical region) |
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