Vosges (depairtment)

French depairtment

Vosges (French pronunciation: ​[voʒ]) is a depairtment in the east o Fraunce, named efter the local moontain range.

Vosges
Banner o Vosges
Banner
Coat of airms o Vosges
Coat airms
Location o Vosges in Fraunce
Location o Vosges in Fraunce
Coordinates: 48°10′N 06°25′E / 48.167°N 6.417°E / 48.167; 6.417Coordinates: 48°10′N 06°25′E / 48.167°N 6.417°E / 48.167; 6.417
KintraFraunce
RegionLorraine
PrefecturÉpinal
SubprefectursNeufchâteau
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Govrenment
 • Preses o the General CooncilChristian Poncelet
Area
 • Total5874 km2 (2,268 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total380,952
 • Rank60t
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer88
Arrondissements3
Cantons17
Communes515
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2