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Geographically, the Vosges Mountains are wholly in France, far above the Col de Saverne separating them from the Palatinate Forest in Germany.The latter area logically continues the same Vosges geologic structure but traditionally receives this different name for historical and political reasons.
Vosges (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a department in the Grand Est region, Northeastern France. It covers part of the Vosges mountain range, after which it is named. Vosges consists of three arrondissements , 17 cantons and 507 communes , [ 3 ] including Domrémy-la-Pucelle , where Joan of Arc was born. [ 4 ]
The Departmental Council of Vosges (French: Conseil départemental des Vosges, Alsatian: Départementrõt vum Vosges) is the deliberative assembly of the Vosges department in the region of Grand Est. It consists of 34 members (departmental councilors) from 17 cantons and its headquarters are in Épinal.
Location of the biosphere reserve in Germany and France. The Franco-German Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve (German: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen, French: Réserve de biosphère transfrontalière des Vosges du Nord-Forêt palatine) was created in 1998 as the first UNESCO trans-boundary biosphere reserve in Europe.
The Northern Vosges Massif consists of a monoclinal tilted to the northeast and is mainly composed of Buntsandstein sandstone (colorful sandstone dating from 245 to 230 million years ago). [2] This sandstone is visible on the high points and takes the form of rugged rocks and stacks (a characteristic utilized in the construction of numerous ...
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, principal town of an arrondissement of the same name, belongs to the Vosges département of France. This commune with a little town in her center, is approximately 50 km (31 mi) northeast of Épinal , and connected by two roads, south through the passes of Haut-Jacques and Bruyères or north by the pass of Haut-du-Bois ...
Charmes (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is located on the river Moselle and the Canal de l'Est. It was extensively destroyed both in the First and Second World Wars. A pleasant stop for mobile home owners and canal boats.
The region is situated in the northeastern part of France, spanning two administrative regions, Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It encompasses seven departments, five of which are located in Grand Est ( Vosges , Meurthe-et-Moselle , Moselle , Bas-Rhin , and Haut-Rhin ) and two in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ( Haute-Saône and Territoire de ...