Gérardmer
| Gérardmer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
 Gérardmer and its lake | ||
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  Gérardmer Location within Grand Est region  Gérardmer | ||
| Coordinates: 48°05′N 6°53′E / 48.08°N 6.88°ECoordinates: 48°05′N 6°53′E / 48.08°N 6.88°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Canton | Gérardmer | |
| Intercommunality | CC Hautes Vosges | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Stessy Speissmann | |
| Area1 | 54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 8,276 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88196 /88400 | |
| Elevation |
584–1,125 m (1,916–3,691 ft) (avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft) | |
| Website | mairie-gerardmer.fr | |
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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. | ||
Gérardmer (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁme]; German: Gerdsee or archaic Geroldsee) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Twin towns
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Culture
The Fantastic'Arts festival of horror and fantastic film (Festival du Film Fantastique) has been held in Gérardmer each year since 1994.
Notable people
- Maximilien Kelsch (1844-1906), industrialist and politician, born in Gérardmer
- Paul Cuny (1872-1925), industrialist and politician, born in Gérardmer
- Edward Gardère (1909-1997), fencer, born in Gérardmer
- André Gardère (1913-1977), fencer, born in Gérardmer
- Gilberte Cournand (1913-2005), journalist and dance critic, gallery owner and bookseller, born in Gérardmer
- Claude Vanony (1935), storyteller and humorist, born in Gérardmer
- Patrick Rémy (1965), cross-country skier, born in Gérardmer
- Raphaël Dargent (1970), historian, essayist and writer, born in Gérardmer
- Julien Bontemps (1979), sailor, learnt to sail in Gérardmer
- Maxime Laheurte (1985), world nordic combined team champion (2012), born in Gérardmer
- Émile Duguet, Righteous Among the Nations,[1] concealed Jews at his home in Gérardmer[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Yad Vashem: Righteous Among the Nations Honored by Yad Vashem by 1 January 2016 - FRANCE
- ↑ Anonymes, Justes et Persécutés durant la période Nazie dans les communes de France: Émile Duguet (in French)
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