Canton of Rambervillers
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The Canton of Rambervillers is a largely rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes
in the Vosges
département of eastern France
and in the region
of Lorraine
.
Positioned within the Arrondissement of Épinal
, the canton has its administrative centre at Rambervillers
.
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Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
in the Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
département of eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and in the region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
.
Positioned within 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 has its administrative centre at Rambervillers
Rambervillers
Rambervillers is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Rambuvetais.-Geography:The town is built on the banks of the Mortagne, some to the west of Saint-Dié and to the north-east of Épinal....
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Composition
The Canton of Rambervillers comprises the following 29 communesCommunes 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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- AnglemontAnglemontAnglemont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- AutreyAutrey, VosgesAutrey is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- Geography :The village lies in the north-western part of the commune, on the right bank of the Mortagne, which forms all of the commune's western and south-western borders....
- BazienBazienBazien is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- BrûBrûBrû is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- BultBultBult is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- ClézentaineClézentaineClézentaine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- DeinvillersDeinvillersDeinvillers is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The river Mortagne forms all of the commune's northeastern border....
- DomptailDomptailDomptail is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- DoncièresDoncièresDoncières is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- FauconcourtFauconcourtFauconcourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- HardancourtHardancourtHardancourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- HousserasHousserasHousseras is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- JeanménilJeanménilJeanménil is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- MénarmontMénarmontMénarmont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The village is on the northern edge of the Vosges, on the departmental frontier with the département of Meurthe et Moselle....
- Ménil-sur-BelvitteMénil-sur-BelvitteMénil-sur-Belvitte is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Ménilois.-Geography:The village is equidistant between Rambervillers and Baccarat, approximately from each...
- MoyemontMoyemontMoyemont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:Moyemont is a rural commune positioned between Charmes to the west and Rambervillers some to the east. To the south of the village, more than half of the commune's 1,230 hectares are covered by forest...
- NossoncourtNossoncourtNossoncourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:Nossoncourt was a lordship and the local capital or a territory which also included the modern communes of Anglemont, Bazien, Sainte-Barbe, Ménil-sur-Belvitte, Ménarmont et Xaffévillers.According to a...
- OrtoncourtOrtoncourtOrtoncourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:There is a record of a latinate version of the name, Ortonis curte, recorded in the eleventh century when the village was part of the bailiwick of Châtel-sur-Moselle...
- RambervillersRambervillersRambervillers is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Rambuvetais.-Geography:The town is built on the banks of the Mortagne, some to the west of Saint-Dié and to the north-east of Épinal....
- RomontRomont, VosgesRomont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
- Roville-aux-ChênesRoville-aux-ChênesRoville-aux-Chênes is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- Saint-Benoît-la-ChipotteSaint-Benoît-la-ChipotteSaint-Benoît-la-Chipotte is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- Sainte-BarbeSainte-Barbe, VosgesSainte-Barbe is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...
- Saint-GenestSaint-Genest, VosgesSaint-Genest is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...
- Saint-GorgonSaint-Gorgon, VosgesSaint-Gorgon is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...
- Saint-Maurice-sur-MortagneSaint-Maurice-sur-MortagneSaint-Maurice-sur-Mortagne is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- Saint-PierremontSaint-Pierremont, VosgesSaint-Pierremont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...
- VomécourtVomécourtVomécourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
- XaffévillersXaffévillersXaffévillers is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Belvitte, a tributary of the Mortagne, which forms most ot the commune's western border....
Sources and further reading
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, consulted during March 2009.