Contrexéville

Contrexéville
Contrexéville
	Commune
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	Contrexéville Location within Grand Est region Contrexéville
	Coordinates: 48°11′06″N 5°53′46″E / 48.185°N 5.896°ECoordinates: 48°11′06″N 5°53′46″E / 48.185°N 5.896°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Vittel
Intercommunality	CC Terre d'eau
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Arnauld Salvini
Area1	14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,731
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88114 /88140
Elevation	324–442 m (1,063–1,450 ft) ; (avg. 344 m or 1,129 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Place des fontaines in Contrexéville

Contrexéville is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département. Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois.

The reputation of Contrexéville as a health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.^[1]

Main sights

Contrexéville is twinned with:

INSEE
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Contrexéville". Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 45.

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