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Vosges

Vosges
Coat of Arms of Vosges
Details
Information
Number 88
Region Lorraine
Prefecture Épinal
Subprefecture Neufchâteau,
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 60th


380,952


65 /km²
Area 5,874 km
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Cantons 31
Communes 515
President of the
general council
Christian Poncelet
Location
Location of Vosges in France

Vosges is a French département, named after the Vosges mountain range.

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History

In 1794 the Vosges was the site of a sizeable battle between the forces of Revolutionary France and the Allied Coalition. See Battle of the Vosges.

The Place des Vosges in Paris was so renamed in 1799 when the département became the first to pay the new Revolutionary taxes.

Geography

The Saône river rises at Vioménil , in the Vosges.

Economy

Demographics

Culture

The Roman fortified town of Grand, located 30km from Toul, has an amphitheatre and a temple to the Cult of Apollo.

Miscellaneous topics

External link

  • Conseil General website: http://www.vosges.fr/


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