Redcurrant jam from Bar-le-Duc (Meuse, Lorraine) is unique in the world: the pips are removed by hand from every currant using a goose feather ©Michel Petit The Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Basilica in Domrémy-la-Pucelle in Meuse (Lorraine) is the French national monument to Joan of Arc ©Michel Petit Before becoming leading brands of mineral waters in the Nestlé group, Vittel and Contrexéville were first towns in the Vosges and in Lorraine ©Contrex Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport ©AMNL Charal, but also RicheMonts, Bonduelle, Bel, Lactais, Maximo, Nestlé Waters, Coca-Cola, Geyer Frères: international leaders in the agri-food business all have operations in Lorraine ©Charal The paper and cardboard companies in Lorraine include some big names, such as Clairefontaine, based in the Vosges ©Clairefontaine Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport ©AMNL 'Le Haut des Ailes' supplies 40,000 people with electricity (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine) ©Le Haut des Ailes The Arsenal concert hall in Metz (Moselle, Lorraine) ©Christian Legay The paper and cardboard industry in Lorraine: the Franco-British paper-making company ArjoWiggins has a plant in the Vosges ©ArjoWiggins The Smart Fortwo will also be produced at the Hambach factory (Moselle, Lorraine) ©Smart The Vauban Citadel in Montmédy (Meuse, Lorraine) is on the border with Luxembourg and Belgium. Its ramparts were modified by Vauban in the XVIIth century ©CDT Meuse Marc Chagall scattered masterful works around Lorraine: a stained glass window and the Peace tapestry in Sarrebourg and stained glass windows in Metz Cathedral (Moselle) ©Jean-Claude Kanny The big names in logistics are concentrated in Lorraine (FM Logistic is present in Moselle) ©FM Logistic Braquier sugared almonds are the gastronomic speciality of Verdun (Meuse, Lorraine) ©SL 'Le Haut des Ailes' produces 84 million KwH (Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine) ©Le Haut des Ailes The Franco-British paper-making company ArjoWiggins has a plant in the Vosges  ©ArjoWiggins PSA Peugeot Citroën is present on two sites in Moselle (Lorraine), in Metz and Trémery ©PSA Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz (Moselle, Lorraine), nicknamed 'God's Lantern', has the biggest window surface in France, almost 6,500 m2 ©Christian Legay Unique in France, Lorraine has integrated its timber industry in a global cluster encompassing four fibre sectors: timber, paper-cardboard, textiles and composites ©Enstib

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Lorraine has more sports facilities than the national average

Lorraine is better equipped in terms of sports infrastructure than the national average. The regions counts some 16,000 different facilities, half of which are in Moselle.

Lorraine ranks 10th in terms of sports club membership numbers.




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