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Fraize
Sign in to saveFraize () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France about 25 miles from Colmar.
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Fraize is a commune in France, situated within the Vosges department and the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fraize and is associated with the canton of Gérardmer. The municipality is located in the Grand Est region and lies within the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park. It shares borders with Mandray, Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy, Plainfaing, and Saint-Léonard.
The area of Fraize is 15.59 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,075 residents and another citing 3,029. The male population is recorded as 1,360, while the female population is 1,511. The postal code for the commune is 88230.
Fraize received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Elevation data differs between sources, with one indicating 1,131 meters above sea level and another listing 495 meters. The timezone is Europe/Paris.
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- Locality
- Fraize
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,029
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fraize
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason-fraize.svg
- French commune.image
- Fraize88.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- French commune.canton
- Gérardmer
- French commune.INSEE
- 88181
- French commune.postal code
- 88230
- French commune.mayor
- Caroline Lerognon
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- French commune.elevation m
- 507
- French commune.elevation min m
- 468
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1131
- French commune.area km2
- 15.59
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fraize
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Fraize
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 2843
- Area
- 15.59
- Elevation
- 649
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Fraize
- Shares border with
- La Croix-aux-Mines
- Official website
- www.fraize.eu
- Image
- Fraize88.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fraize
- postal code
- 88230
- topic's main category
- Category:Fraize
- associated electoral district
- canton of Gérardmer
- male population
- 1360
- female population
- 1511
- P8168
- Christoph Graupner
- located in protected area
- Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-29-50-80-07
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- Geography
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Fraize () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France about 25 miles from Colmar.
== Geography == Fraize is a municipality in the Vosges Mountains located in the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, to the east of the department, between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (), Gérardmer (), and Colmar (). The neighboring municipalities are Plainfaing, Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy, Anould, Saint-Léonard, Mandray, and La Croix-aux-Mines in the Vosges, and Le Bonhomme in the Haut-Rhin.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fraize” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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