Gérardmer

Gérardmer

Gérardmer and its lake
Gérardmer
Administration
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton Gérardmer
Intercommunality Lacs et des Hauts Rupts
Mayor Jean-Paul Lambert
Statistics
Elevation 584–1,125 m (1,916–3,691 ft)
(avg. 670 m/2,200 ft)
Land area1 54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Population2 9,379  (2006)
 - Density 171 /km2 (440 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 88196/ 88400
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.

Gérardmer (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁme]; German: Gerdsee or archaic Geroldsee) is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

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Twin towns

It is twinned with Le Locle, Switzerland.

Culture

The Fantastic'Arts festival of horror and fantastic film (Festival du Film Fantastique) has been held in Gérardmer each year since 1994.

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