Fraize
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Fraize (French pronunciation: [fʁɛz] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France about 25 miles from Colmar.
Fraize | |
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Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fraize | |
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| Coordinates: 48°11′11″N 7°00′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Canton | Gérardmer |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Caroline Lerognon[1] |
Area 1 | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,843 |
| • Density | 182.4/km2 (472.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88181 /88230 |
| Elevation | 468–1,131 m (1,535–3,711 ft) (avg. 507 m or 1,663 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Fraize is a municipality in the Vosges Mountains located in the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park,[3] to the east of the department, between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (11.8 km (7.3 mi)), Gérardmer (15.3 km (9.5 mi)), and Colmar (28.9 km (18.0 mi)). The neighboring municipalities are Plainfaing, Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy, Anould, Saint-Léonard, Mandray, and La Croix-aux-Mines in the Vosges, and Le Bonhomme in the Haut-Rhin.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,486 | — |
| 1975 | 3,367 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 3,357 | −0.04% |
| 1990 | 3,049 | −1.20% |
| 1999 | 2,990 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 3,058 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 3,069 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 2,871 | −1.32% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
