Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave

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Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave
French canton
Country France
Region Lorraine
Department Vosges
Communes 7
Area¹
  Total 33.8 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 2,291
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Cantonal code 88 20
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave is a rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.

One of 9 cantons in the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, the Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave has its administrative centre at Provenchères-sur-Fave.

Composition

The Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave comprises the following 7 communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Le Beulay 116 88490 88057
Colroy-la-Grande 611 88490 88112
La Grande-Fosse 90 88490 88213
Lubine 214 88490 88275
Lusse 446 88490 88276
La Petite-Fosse 59 88490 88345
Provenchères-sur-Fave 755 88490 88361

History

The communes listed above were formerly part of the Canton of Saales. Following the Franco-Prussian War, however, in 1871, the Canton of Saales was partitioned between France and Germany. In 1919 the formerly German portion of the original Canton of Saales was returned to France, but the decision was taken not to redraw the departmental frontiers more than necessary, so that now the Canton of Saales is in the region of Alsace, leaving the canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave in region of Lorraine, as one of the smallest cantons in France.

Sources and further reading

Coordinates: 48°18′31″N 7°4′9″E / 48.30861°N 7.06917°E / 48.30861; 7.06917

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