Fontenoy-le-Château

Fontenoy-le-Château is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. In January 2013 it merged with the former commune of Le Magny.

Fontenoy-le-Château
Commune
A general view of Fontenoy-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Fontenoy-le-Château
Fontenoy-le-Château
Fontenoy-le-Château
Coordinates: 47°58′28″N 6°12′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementÉpinal
CantonLe Val-d'Ajol
IntercommunalityCA Épinal
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André Boban
Area
1
34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
532
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
88176 /88240
Elevation247–461 m (810–1,512 ft)
(avg. 257 m or 843 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Personalities

The poet Nicolas Joseph Florent Gilbert was born on December 15, 1750 in Fontenoy-le-Château. Julie-Victoire Daubié (26 March 1824 in Bains-les-Bains – 26 August 1874 in Fontenoy-le-Château). She was the first woman to have graduated from a French university when she obtained a bachelor's degree in Lyon in 1861. Rico Daniels who is Le Salvager, a TV programme made by Discovery Real Time, lives here and his TV show is filmed here.

Geography

The Côney forms the commune's north-eastern border, flows south-westward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, and forms part of the commune's south-western border.

Points of interest

See also

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


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