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Formerly a centre of Protestant faith and a Principality, until 1641, Sedan was built around its fortress, which is the largest fortified medieval castle in Europe. Situated on a high ridge and constructed in the 15th century, it is today entirely restored and notably houses a museum and a 3-star hotel.
For centuries, Sedan flourished as a cloth manufacturing centre, earning the Ardennes city its reputation as the woollen cloth capital.
Sedan remains steeped in the rich heritage of this past and the « City of Art and History » label awarded to the town stands as testimony to the local development and preservation of this patrimony.
The town’s vibrant and creative associative fabric illuminates local festivities throughout the year, which blossom with a rich cultural bill of events, unique in their genre, notably through three festivals: a blend of guitar and tradition, the town as portrayed through the eye of the photographer with “Urbi & Orbi”, and the Mouvements de Rue (Street Movements) Festival when dancing takes over all areas of the town …
Such is Sedan. Welcome to our town!

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From its ancient origins as a small Lorraine village to its present day status as a modern city, Guénange and its hamlet, Guélange, have been situated on the right bank of the Moselle River, 20 kilometres north of Metz and some ten kilometres south of Thionville.
Guénange was alternately ruled by the Lords of Luxembourg, then the Dukes of Burgundy. It was claimed by the Spanish, came under French rule for the first time in the 17th century, was then claimed by Germany, and became part of France on a permanent basis in 1945 following the Second World War.
The town then developed into an important dormitory town for the Lorraine iron and steel industry, accommodating the workforce of this then booming activity. Today, thirty years after the decline in the iron and steel-making industry, the town counts approximately 7,500 inhabitants. Urban renovation and extension projects, with the creation of new neighbourhoods, but also its proximity to Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg should bolster the town’s demographic and industrial expansion. Guénange, which counts fifty or so clubs, also boasts excellent sports facilities used notably by the town’s football, handball, athletics and judo clubs.

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