Plombières-les-Bains

Also known as Plombières

Plombières-les-Bains () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in eastern France. It was the seat of the former canton of Plombières-les-Bains.

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Plombières-les-Bains is a commune in France, situated within the Vosges department and the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Plombières-les-Bains and is located in the arrondissement of Épinal. The town is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park and shares borders with Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont, Fougerolles, Bellefontaine, and Le Clerjus. Its official name is also listed as Plombières, and it was established on January 1, 1973.

The commune has a population of 1,792 and covers an area of 27.2 square kilometers. It is assigned the postal code 88370 and falls under the Europe/Paris timezone. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 576 meters, though other sources list figures of 438 and 426 meters. The associated electoral district is the canton of Le Val-d'Ajol.

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Locality: Plombières-les-Bains
Region: Grand Est
Country: France
Population: 1,943
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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French commune.name: Plombières-les-Bains
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Plombieres les bains vueOuest.jpg
French commune.caption: A general view of Plombières-les-Bains
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Plombieres les Bains.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Épinal
French commune.canton: Le Val-d'Ajol
French commune.INSEE: 88351
French commune.postal code: 88370
French commune.mayor: Lydie Barbaux
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CC Porte des Vosges Méridionales
French commune.elevation min m: 335
French commune.elevation max m: 576
French commune.area km2: 27.2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Plombières
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Épinal
Continent: Europe
Population: 1573
Area: 27.2
Elevation: 515
Capital of: canton of Plombières-les-Bains
Shares border with: Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert
Official website: www.plombiereslesbains.fr
Image: Plombieres les bains vueOuest.jpg

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Commons category: Plombières-les-Bains
postal code: 88370
inception: 1973-01-01
associated electoral district: canton of Le Val-d'Ajol
P8168: 11 Lacertae
located in protected area: Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park

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Plombières-les-Bains () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in eastern France. It was the seat of the former canton of Plombières-les-Bains.

Les bains refers to the hot springs in the area, whose properties were first discovered by the Romans. In succeeding centuries, its baths were visited by Montaigne, Voltaire, the Dukes of Guise, the Dukes of Lorraine, Beaumarchais, Napoleon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Charles XIV John, Napoléon III, Berlioz, Lamartine and Alfred de Musset. It is still a spa town with many buildings from the Second French Empire including the Church Saint Amé built with the financial support of Napoléon III.

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