Senones | ||
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View of the center of Senones
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 6°59′E / 48.40°N 6.98°ECoordinates: 48°24′N 6°59′E / 48.40°N 6.98°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Vosges | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
Canton | Raon-l'Étape | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Senones | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Bévérina | |
Area1 | 18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,838 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 88451 /88210 | |
Elevation | 328–722 m (1,076–2,369 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
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Website | www.senones.fr | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Senones is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The journalist and writer Pierre Humbourg (1901–1969), winner of the 1948 Prix Cazes, was born in Senones.
Until 1793, Senones was the capital of the Principality of Salm-Salm.