Thaon-les-Vosges
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Thaon-les-Vosges (French pronunciation: [taɔ̃ le voʒ] ⓘ; before 2022: Capavenir Vosges [kapav(ə)niʁ voʒ] ⓘ[3]) is a commune in the Vosges department of northeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Thaon-les-Vosges, Girmont and Oncourt.[4]
Thaon-les-Vosges | |
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The church in Girmont | |
 Location of Thaon-les-Vosges | |
  Thaon-les-Vosges  Thaon-les-Vosges | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′04″N 6°25′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Épinal |
| Canton | Golbey |
| Intercommunality | CA Épinal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Haxaire[1] |
Area 1 | 28.37 km2 (10.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,547 |
| • Density | 301.3/km2 (780.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88465 /88150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,371 | — |
| 1975 | 8,620 | +0.42% |
| 1982 | 8,433 | −0.31% |
| 1990 | 8,659 | +0.33% |
| 1999 | 8,876 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 9,139 | +0.37% |
| 2012 | 9,059 | −0.18% |
| 2017 | 8,862 | −0.44% |
| 2023 | 8,547 | −0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable people
- Clémentine Delait (1865–1939), celebrated woman who had hirsutism, causing excessive body hair, and who owned the Bearded Lady Café and sold postcards and photographs of herself.
- Noël Fiessinger (1881–1946), physician
