Grand Est Europe (Great East Europe), a variant of Grand Est that alludes to the region being a gateway to Europe both through trade and since Strasbourg is home to several European institutions (which makes it one of the three unofficial capitals of the European Union).The term has been commonly used and topped the polls mentioned above. Grand Est français, a term used to refer to the northeast quarter of Metropolitan France, although this term refers to a geographic region larger than just ACAL.The names which received a moderate amount of discussion were: Grand Est also topped a poll the following month conducted by L'Est Républicain, receiving 42% of 3,324 votes. In a poll conducted in November 2014 by France 3 in Champagne-Ardenne, Grand Est (29.16%) and Austrasie (22.65%) were the top two names among 25 candidates and 4,701 votes. Like the name Région Hauts-de-France (and, until 2015, the name Région Centre), the name Région Grand Est contains no reference whatsoever to the area's history or identity, but merely describes its geographical location within metropolitan France.
In Alsace and in Lorraine, the new region has frequently been called ALCA, for Alsace-Lorraine-Champagne-Ardennes, on the internet. The provisional name of the region was retired on 30 September 2016, when the new name of the region, Grand Est, took effect. The ACAL regional council, which was elected in December 2015, was given the task of choosing a name for the region and submitting it to the Conseil d'État-France's highest authority for administrative law-by 1 July 2016 for approval. The formula for the provisional name of the region was established by the territorial reform law and applied to all but one of the provisional names for new regions. The provisional name of the region was Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, formed by combining the names of the three former regions- Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine-in alphabetical order with hyphens. With a long industrial history and strong agriculture and tourism (arts, gastronomy, sightseeing), the East of France is one of the top economic producing regions in the country. Alsace-Moselle are furthermore subject to local law for historical reasons. The region has distinctive traditions such as the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day, Christmas markets, or traditions involving the Easter hare in Alsace and Lorraine. Alsace and Lorraine thrived in the sphere of influence of the Holy Roman Empire for most of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and subject to competing claims by France and Germany over the centuries.
The Champagne fairs played a significant role in the economy of medieval Europe as well. The city of Reims (in Champagne), where Frankish king Clovis I had been baptized in 496 AD, would later play a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. Most of today's Grand Est region was considered "Eastern" as early as the 8th century, when it constituted the southern part of the Francian territory of Austrasia. This history is reflected in the variety of languages spoken there ( Alsatian, Champenois, and Lorraine Franconian). The East of France has a rich and diverse culture, being situated at a crossroads between the Latin and Germanic worlds. The prefecture and largest city, by far, is Strasbourg. As of 2017, it had a population of 5,549,586 inhabitants. It shares borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland. The region sits astride three water basins ( Seine, Meuse and Rhine), spanning an area of 57,433 km 2 (22,175 sq mi), the fifth largest in France it includes two mountain ranges ( Vosges and Ardennes). It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine ( pronounced ACAL or, less commonly, ALCA), as a result of territorial reform which had been passed by the French Parliament in 2014. Rhine Franconian: Groß Oschte German: Großer Osten English: "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. Grand Est ( French: ( listen) Alsatian: Grossa Oschta Moselle Franconian/ Luxembourgish: Grouss Osten
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