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French department

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The Vosges is a department, or administrative region, located in eastern France. It is named after the Vosges Mountains and serves as one of France's local government divisions responsible for providing public services to its residents.

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Vosges Mountains
Official name
Vosges
Country
France
Contains
Nonville
Capital
Épinal
Population
357248
Area
5874
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Head of government
Christian Poncelet
Shares border with
Territoire de Belfort
Highest point
Hohneck
Followed by
Unterelsaß
Official website
www.vosges.gouv.fr
Image
Chaume Ferchmuss et route des crêtes, vus du Rainkopf. 27-06-08.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Vosges (department)
Commons category
Vosges (department)
inception
1790-03-04
Commons gallery
Vosges
category for people born here
Category:Births in Vosges
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Vosges
category of associated people
Category:People from Vosges (department)
annual number of weddings
1035
native label
Vosges
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Encyclopedic overview

Vosges ( French pronunciation: [voʒ] ) is a department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. It covers part of the Vosges mountain range, after which it is named. Vosges consists of three arrondissements, 17 cantons, and 506 communes, including Domrémy-la-Pucelle, where Joan of Arc was born. In 2023, it had a population of 357,248 with an area of 5,874 km (2,268 sq mi); its prefecture is Épinal.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vosges” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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