Canton of Fraize
Encyclopedia
The Canton of Fraize is a 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 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
, the canton has its administrative centre at Fraize
.
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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 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 has its administrative centre at Fraize
Fraize
Fraize is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France about 25 miles from Colmar.-External links:*...
.
Composition
The Canton of Fraize comprises the following 9 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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- AnouldAnouldAnould is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- External links :*...
: 2 992 inhabitants - Ban-sur-Meurthe-ClefcyBan-sur-Meurthe-ClefcyBan-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-External links:*...
: 798 inhabitants - La Croix-aux-MinesLa Croix-aux-MinesLa Croix-aux-Mines is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-External links:*...
: 575 inhabitants - Entre-deux-EauxEntre-deux-EauxEntre-deux-Eaux is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
: 450 inhabitants - FraizeFraizeFraize is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France about 25 miles from Colmar.-External links:*...
: 2 990 inhabitants - MandrayMandrayMandray is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Mandresayens or Mandresayennes according to gender.-Geography:...
: 619 inhabitants - PlainfaingPlainfaingPlainfaing is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-Geography:The commune is positioned in the east of the department, at the foot of the 949 meter high Bonhomme Pass , between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to the west and Colmar in neighbouring Alsace to the east...
: 1 764 inhabitants - Saint-LéonardSaint-Léonard, VosgesSaint-Léonard is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.- Geography :The village lies in the eastern part of the commune, some south of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, on the left bank of the river Meurthe....
: 1 220 inhabitants - Le ValtinLe ValtinLe Valtin is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
: 98 inhabitants