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Fontenay is a commune in France, situated within the Vosges department and the Grand Est region. It has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Épinal and the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. The municipality shares borders with Méménil, Le Roulier, Aydoilles, and Dompierre. Its official postal code is 88600, and it falls under the canton of Bruyères for electoral purposes.
The area of the commune is 6.47 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 521 residents (228 male and 240 female) and another citing 427. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 492 meters in one dataset and 362 meters in another. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Vosges
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- Canton
- Bruyères
- Intercommunality
- CC Bruyères - Vallons des Vosges
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jérôme Poifoulot
- Area
- 6.47 km (2.50 sq mi)
- Density
- 72.5/km (188/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 88175 /88600
- Elevation
- 328–492 m (1,076–1,614 ft) , (avg. 375 m or 1,230 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fontenay ( French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ] ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The inhabitants of Fontenay are called the Fontenaysians.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fontenay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.