Gérardmer
Sign in to saveGérardmer (; or archaic Geroldsee, and Giraumoué in local Vosgian) is a commune in the Vosges Department, Grand Est (before 2016: Lorraine), France. It is nicknamed "La perle des Vosges" (the gem of the Vosges).
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Place details
- Locality
- Gérardmer
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 10,084
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gérardmer
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gerardmer vue de Merelle.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Gérardmer and its lake
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Gerardmer.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- French commune.canton
- Gérardmer
- French commune.INSEE
- 88196
- French commune.postal code
- 88400
- French commune.mayor
- Stessy Speissmann
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Gérardmer Hautes Vosges
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gérardmer
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
- Population
- +7581
- Area
- +54.78
- Elevation
- +834
- Shares border with
- Granges-Aumontzey
- Official website
- www.ville-gerardmer.fr
- Image
- Gerardmer vue de Merelle.jpg
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Gérardmer (; or archaic Geroldsee, and Giraumoué in local Vosgian) is a commune in the Vosges Department, Grand Est (before 2016: Lorraine), France. It is nicknamed "La perle des Vosges" (the gem of the Vosges).
Gérardmer is said to owe its name to Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, who in the 11th century built a tower on the bank of the lake or , near which, in 1285, a new town was founded.