Vosges (department)

Vosges
Department of France
Clockwise from top: Épinal seen from the castle ruins, Bussang, Bruyères with Mont Avison in the background, La Bresse
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vosges in France
Coordinates: 48°10′N 06°25′E / 48.167°N 6.417°E / 48.167; 6.417
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Prefecture	Épinal
Subprefectures	Neufchâteau Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	François Vannson[1] (LR)
Area 1
• Total	5,874 km2 (2,268 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	360,673
• Rank	67th
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	88
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	17
Communes	507
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

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Religion Roman Catholicism: Diocese of Metz (Immediately subject to the Holy See) Diocese of Nancy Diocese of Saint-Dié Diocese of Verdun Protestantism: Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) Lutheranism: Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) Calvinism: Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (Moselle) United Protestant Church of France (rest of Lorraine) Jewish consistories: Metz (Moselle) Nancy (rest of Lorraine)
Law Local law in Alsace-Moselle Concordat in Alsace-Moselle (1801)
Administrative divisions Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) Capital: Nancy Arrondissement of Lunéville Arrondissement of Nancy Arrondissement of Toul Arrondissement of Val-de-Briey Meuse (55) Capital: Bar-le-Duc Arrondissement of Bar-le-Duc Arrondissement of Commercy Arrondissement of Verdun Moselle (Lothringen, 57) Capital: Metz Arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle Arrondissement of Metz Arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins Arrondissement of Sarreguemines Arrondissement of Thionville Vosges (88) Capital: Épinal Arrondissement of Épinal Arrondissement of Neufchâteau Arrondissement of Saint-Dié
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Vosges (French pronunciation: [voʒ] ^ⓘ) is a department in the Grand Est region, Northeastern France. It covers part of the Vosges mountain range, after which it is named. Vosges consists of three arrondissements, 17 cantons and 507 communes,^[3] including Domrémy-la-Pucelle, where Joan of Arc was born.^[4] In 2019, it had a population of 364,499 with an area of 5,874 km² (2,268 sq mi);^[5] its prefecture is Épinal.