Saulxures-sur-Moselotte

Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Commune

Coat of arms
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Location within Grand Est region
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Coordinates: 47°57′00″N 6°46′11″E / 47.95°N 6.7697°E / 47.95; 6.7697Coordinates: 47°57′00″N 6°46′11″E / 47.95°N 6.7697°E / 47.95; 6.7697
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Épinal
Canton La Bresse
Intercommunality CC Hautes Vosges
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Marie-Thérèse Berranger
Area1 31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,979
  Density 93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 88447 /88290
Elevation 430–1,005 m (1,411–3,297 ft)
(avg. 464 m or 1,522 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.

Saulxures-sur-Moselotte (German: Salzern) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

It is situated between Remiremont and La Bresse, just off the D43 road, within the Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons.

The main local industries are timber, stone- and wood-working and textiles. Leisure activities offer walking in the wooded hills and the local lake.

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