Cornimont

Cornimont
Cornimont

Coordinates: 47°57′50″N 6°50′23″E / 47.9639°N 6.8397°E / 47.9639; 6.8397Coordinates: 47°57′50″N 6°50′23″E / 47.9639°N 6.8397°E / 47.9639; 6.8397
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Épinal
Canton Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
Intercommunality Haute Moselotte
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Maurice Claudel
Area1 40.23 km2 (15.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,826
  Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 88116 / 88310
Elevation 493–1,205 m (1,617–3,953 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.

Cornimont is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

History

A World War II tank battle was fought in Cornimont at Haut-du-Faing on 16 October 1944.

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