Senones, Vosges

Senones is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The journalist and writer Pierre Humbourg (1901–1969), winner of the 1948 Prix Cazes, was born in Senones.

Senones
View of the center of Senones
Coat of arms
Location of Senones
Senones
Senones
Coordinates: 48°24′N 6°59′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementSaint-Dié-des-Vosges
CantonRaon-l'Étape
IntercommunalityCA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Luc Bévérina
Area
1
18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,464
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
88451 /88210
Elevation328–722 m (1,076–2,369 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)
Websitewww.senones.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Until 1793, Senones was the capital of the Principality of Salm-Salm.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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