Chantraine

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Chantraine
Chantraine coat of arms
Chantraine (France)
Chantraine
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Epinal-1
Community association Epinal
Coordinates 48 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′  N , 6 ° 27 ′  E
height 330-486 m
surface 6.2 km 2
Residents 3,212 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 518 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88000
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie-chantraine.fr/

Mairie Chantraine

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Chantraine is a French commune with 3212 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement Épinal , the canton Épinal-1 and the municipal association Agglomération d'Épinal .

geography

The municipality of Chantraine borders the city of Épinal to the south-west and forms a closed settlement with Épinal and Golbey . In the southeast, the municipal area extends a few meters to the Moselle , the west and south of the municipal area consists of forest ( Forêt du Ban d'Uxegney ).

Location of the commune of Chantraine in the Vosges department

Neighboring communities of Chantraine are Golbey in the north, Épinal in the east and south, Renauvoid in the southwest and Les Forges in the west.

history

The parish was created in 1892 when Les Forges broke away . At that time Chantraine was a farming village. The foundation stone of the Catholic Church "Saint-Pierre-Fourier" was laid in 1898.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 2992 2998 3083 2972 2843 3052 3029 3212

Parish partnership

Chantraine has a partnership with Cantarana in Italy .

Others

Chantraine is classified as Ville Internet ('Internet City') with an “@” . The “@s” are awarded to cities that promote the expansion and use of the Internet, with a maximum of five @s being awarded.

supporting documents

  1. Ville de Chantraine. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved August 16, 2010 (French).

Web links

Commons : Chantraine  - collection of images, videos and audio files