The Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave is a rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes

Cantons of France

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 in the Vosges

Vosges

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 département of eastern France

France

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 and in the region

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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

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, the Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave has its administrative centre at Provenchères-sur-Fave

Provenchères-sur-Fave

Provenchères-sur-Fave is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Provenchérois.Provenchères-sur-Fave should not be confused with Provenchères-lès-Darney in the same department.-Geography:...

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Composition

The Canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave comprises the following 7 communes

Communes of France

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| Le Beulay

Le Beulay

Le Beulay is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...

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| Colroy-la-Grande

Colroy-la-Grande

Colroy-la-Grande is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...

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| La Grande-Fosse

La Grande-Fosse

La Grande-Fosse is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

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| Lubine

Lubine

Lubine is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

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| Lusse

Lusse

Lusse is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

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| La Petite-Fosse

La Petite-Fosse

La Petite-Fosse is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...

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| Provenchères-sur-Fave

Provenchères-sur-Fave

Provenchères-sur-Fave is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Provenchérois.Provenchères-sur-Fave should not be confused with Provenchères-lès-Darney in the same department.-Geography:...

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History

The communes listed above were formerly part of the Canton of Saales. Following the Franco-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

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, however, in 1871

Treaty of Frankfurt

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, the Canton of Saales was partitioned between France

France

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 and Germany

Germany

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. In 1919

Treaty of Versailles

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 the formerly German portion of the original Canton of Saales was returned to France, but the decision was taken not to redraw the departmental frontiers more than necessary, so that now the Canton of Saales is 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 Alsace

Alsace

Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...

, leaving the canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave in 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...

, as one of the smallest cantons in France.

Sources and further reading

• This article incorporates text from the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia
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