Thaon-les-Vosges
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| local community | Capavenir Vosges | |
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Epinal | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 15 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 88150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 88465 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
 town hall |
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Thaon-les-Vosges was an independent French municipality until 2015 with a last 7895 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Thaon-les-Vosges , Girmont and Oncourt were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Capavenir Vosges .
geography
The area is twelve kilometers north of Épinal , the capital of the department, and can be reached from there via national road 57.
history
The first written mention of the place comes from the year 1003.
Population development
Previous communities
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 8166 | 7622 | 7745 | 7421 | 7504 | 7785 | 8259 | 7895 |
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Attractions
- Church Saint-Brice
Exterior view
inside view
organ
- La Rotonde Theater , built in 1913, with approx. 1,000 seats
Town twinning
Thaon-les-Vosges is twinned with the German city of Alzenau .
economy
The largest employer is Honeywell Garrett SA, which operates a turbocharger production plant in Thaon-les-Vosges with around 950 employees.
