Gérardmer

Gérardmer

Gérardmer and its lake

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Gérardmer

Coordinates: 48°05′N 6°53′E / 48.08°N 6.88°E / 48.08; 6.88Coordinates: 48°05′N 6°53′E / 48.08°N 6.88°E / 48.08; 6.88
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton Gérardmer
Intercommunality Lacs et des Hauts Rupts
Government
  Mayor Jean-Paul Lambert
Area1 54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 9,379
  Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 88196 / 88400
Elevation 584–1,125 m (1,916–3,691 ft)
(avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft)
Website mairie-gerardmer.fr

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.

Twin towns

Culture

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

See also

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