Canton of Raon-l'Étape
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The Canton of Raon-l'Étape is a French administrative and electoral grouping of communes
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
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 and in the region
Régions of France
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 of Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
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One of 9 cantons in the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
The arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is an arrondissement of France, located in the Vosges département, in the Lorraine région. It has 9 cantons and 90 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges are:...

, the Canton of Raon-l'Étape has its administrative centre at Raon-l'Étape
Raon-l'Étape
Raon-l'Étape is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Raonnais.-Geography:Raon-l'Étape is positioned at the mouth of the Plaine River at the point where it converges into the Meurthe, itself a tributary of the Moselle...

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Composition

The Canton of Raon-l'Étape comprises the following 9 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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| Allarmont
Allarmont
Allarmont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

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| Celles-sur-Plaine
Celles-sur-Plaine
Celles-sur-Plaine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...

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| Étival-Clairefontaine
Étival-Clairefontaine
Étival-Clairefontaine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.The Clairefontaine Paper Mill is located in this city.-External links:*...

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| Luvigny
Luvigny
Luvigny is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

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| Nompatelize
Nompatelize
Nompatelize is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants from well established local families are known as hauts-banais or hautes-banaises according to gender. This is a reference to the hilly territory in which the village is located and which at one time...

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| Raon-l'Étape
Raon-l'Étape
Raon-l'Étape is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Raonnais.-Geography:Raon-l'Étape is positioned at the mouth of the Plaine River at the point where it converges into the Meurthe, itself a tributary of the Moselle...

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| Raon-sur-Plaine
Raon-sur-Plaine
Raon-sur-Plaine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Raonnais.-Geography:Raon-sur-Plaine is positioned in the Celles Valley, to the west of the highest point of the North Vosges Mountains, the Donon Peak...

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| Saint-Remy
Saint-Remy, Vosges
Saint-Remy is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- References :*...

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| Vexaincourt
Vexaincourt
Vexaincourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

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Sources and further reading

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    , consulted during March 2009.
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