Fontenoy-le-Château

Fontenoy-le-Château

Fontenoy-le-Château
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Épinal
Canton Bains-les-Bains
Intercommunality Val de Vôge
Mayor André Boban
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 247–461 m (810–1,512 ft)
(avg. 257 m/843 ft)
Land area1 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population2 740  (2006)
 - Density 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 88176/ 88240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fontenoy-le-Château is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

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Personalities

The poet [[Nicolas Joseph Florent Gilbert]] was born on December 15, 1750 in Fontenoy-le-Chateau.

Geography

The Côney forms the commune's north-eastern border, flows south-westward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, and forms part of the commune's south-western border.

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