Plainfaing

Plainfaing
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Coat of arms of Plainfaing Coat of arms
Plainfaing
Location within Lorraine region Plainfaing
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton	Fraize
Intercommunality	Upper Meurthe
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Lalevée
Area1	38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,854
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88349 / 88230
Elevation	518–1,302 m (1,699–4,272 ft) (avg. 531 m or 1,742 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plainfaing is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

Geography

The commune is positioned in the east of the department, at the foot of the 949 meter high Bonhomme Pass (Col du Bonhomme), between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (17 km / 11 Mi) to the west and Colmar (41 km / 26 Mi) in neighbouring Alsace to the east. The Meurthe River rises in the nearby commune of Le Valtin and crosses Plainfaing from the south, and is joined by the stream from the Chaume valley. A designated natural reserve of half a square kilometre is shared between Valtin and Plainfaing, and includes the peaks of the Tanet and the Gazon of the Faing.

Demographic evolution

Born in Plainfaing

• Raymond Ruyer, philosopher

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE