Vosges - Definition and Overview

Vosges
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Number	88
Region	Lorraine
Prefecture	Épinal
Subprefecture	Neufchâteau, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 60th 380,952 65 /km²
Area	5,874 km
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	31
Communes	515
President of the general council	Christian Poncelet
Location

Vosges is a French département, named after the Vosges mountain range.

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1 History

History

In 1794 the Vosges was the site of a sizeable battle between the forces of Revolutionary France and the Allied Coalition. See Battle of the Vosges.

The Place des Vosges in Paris was so renamed in 1799 when the département became the first to pay the new Revolutionary taxes.

The Saône river rises at Vioménil, in the Vosges.

The Roman fortified town of Grand, located 30km from Toul, has an amphitheatre and a temple to the Cult of Apollo.

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