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Biffontaine
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Biffontaine is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Brouvelieures and the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. It lies in the Vosges department and the Grand Est region. The town shares borders with La Houssière, Les Poulières, Belmont-sur-Buttant, and Bois-de-Champ. Its official postal code is 88430, and it is associated with the canton of Bruyères for electoral purposes.
The commune covers an area of 8.88 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 660 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 428 residents (203 male and 205 female) and another citing 402. A parking area named Chemin de la Creuse is located within the commune.
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- Locality
- Biffontaine
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 402
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Biffontaine
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Biffontaine 88 église.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Biffontaine
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Biffontaine (Vosges).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- French commune.canton
- Bruyères
- French commune.INSEE
- 88059
- French commune.postal code
- 88430
- French commune.mayor
- Denis Henry
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- French commune.elevation m
- 465
- French commune.elevation min m
- 456
- French commune.elevation max m
- 660
- French commune.area km2
- 8.88
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Biffontaine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- Population
- 390
- Area
- 8.88
- Elevation
- 517
- Shares border with
- La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères
- Image
- Biffontaine 88 église.jpg
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- Commons category
- Biffontaine
- postal code
- 88430
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bruyères
- male population
- 203
- female population
- 205
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-29-58-51-76
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- History
- See also
- References
Biffontaine () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
==History== In the World War II, it was liberated from German occupation by soldiers of the Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team in late October 1944, who then defended it from fierce counterattacks. It is perhaps best known as being near the location of the rescue of the "Lost Battalion" of soldiers from 1st Battalion, 141st Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, who had been surrounded by German forces but were rescued by the 442nd.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Biffontaine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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