The Canton of Monthureux-sur-Saône is a rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes

Cantons of France

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 in the Vosges

Vosges

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 département of eastern France

France

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 and in the region

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 of Lorraine

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One of 15 cantons in the Arrondissement of Épinal

Arrondissement of Épinal

The arrondissement of Épinal is an arrondissement of France, located in the Vosges département, in the Lorraine région. It has 15 cantons and 251 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Épinal are:# Bains-les-Bains# Bruyères...

, the Canton of Monthureux-sur-Saône has its administrative centre at Coussey

Coussey

Coussey is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Sights:The twelfth century church of Notre Dame has a romanesque exterior while the interior is primarily in the Gothic style....

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Composition

The Canton of Monthureux-sur-Saône comprises the following 11 communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

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• Ameuvelle
  Ameuvelle
  Ameuvelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  
  
• Bleurville
  Bleurville
  Bleurville is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  
  
• Claudon
  Claudon
  Claudon is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
  
  
• Fignévelle
  Fignévelle
  Fignévelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Gignéville
  Gignéville
  Gignéville is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Godoncourt
  Godoncourt
  Godoncourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Martinvelle
  Martinvelle
  Martinvelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Martinvillois.-Geography:The commune lies on the southwest of the Vôge plateau and at the edge of the department, beside the adjacent Haute-Saône department...
  
  
• Monthureux-sur-Saône
  Monthureux-sur-Saône
  Monthureux-sur-Saône is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Monthurolais.-Origins and Etymology:...
  
  
• Nonville
  Nonville, Vosges
  Nonville is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...
  
  
• Regnévelle
  Regnévelle
  Regnévelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Viviers-le-Gras
  Viviers-le-Gras
  Viviers-le-Gras is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
  
  

The intersection

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 of the 48th parallel north

48th parallel north

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 with the 6th meridian east

6th meridian east

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 of Greenwich

Prime Meridian

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 occurs in the canton, within the commune of Martinvelle

Martinvelle

Martinvelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Martinvillois.-Geography:The commune lies on the southwest of the Vôge plateau and at the edge of the department, beside the adjacent Haute-Saône department...

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Sources and further reading

• This article incorporates text from the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia
  French Wikipedia
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  , consulted during March 2009.