Canton of Brouvelieures
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The Canton of Brouvelieures is a rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes
in the Vosges
département of eastern France
and in the region
of Lorraine
.
One of 9 cantons in the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
, the Canton of Brouvelieures has its administrative centre at Brouvelieures
.
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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...
.
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 Brouvelieures has its administrative centre at Brouvelieures
Brouvelieures
Brouvelieures is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the middle of the commune, northeast of Épinal.The river Mortagne flows northwestward through the northern part of the commune....
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Composition
The Canton of Brouvelieures comprises the following 10 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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- Belmont-sur-ButtantBelmont-sur-ButtantBelmont-sur-Buttant is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
: 271 inhabitants - BiffontaineBiffontaineBiffontaine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:In the Second World War, it was liberated from German occupation by soldiers from the Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in late October 1944, who defended then it from fierce...
: 435 inhabitants - Bois-de-ChampBois-de-ChampBois-de-Champ is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
: 109 inhabitants - BrouvelieuresBrouvelieuresBrouvelieures is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The village lies in the middle of the commune, northeast of Épinal.The river Mortagne flows northwestward through the northern part of the commune....
: 522 inhabitants - DomfaingDomfaingDomfaing is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
: 239 inhabitants - FremifontaineFremifontaineFremifontaine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The river Mortagne forms all of the commune's northeastern border....
: 375 inhabitants - Mortagne : 162 inhabitants
- Les PoulièresLes PoulièresLes Poulières is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Polérois.-Geography:The commune is positioned between Épinal to the west and Saint-Dié to the north-east, in the valley of the Neuné, a tributary of the Vologne River. Neighbouring...
: 207 inhabitants - Les Rouges-EauxLes Rouges-EauxLes Rouges-Eaux is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
: 77 inhabitants - VervezelleVervezelleVervezelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
: 144 inhabitants
Sources and further reading
- This article incorporates text from the equivalent article from the French WikipediaFrench WikipediaThe French Wikipedia is the French language edition of Wikipedia, spelt Wikipédia. This edition was started in March 2001, and has about articles as of , making it the third-largest Wikipedia overall, after the English-language and German-language editions...
, consulted during March 2009.