Fontenoy-le-Château (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnwa lə ʃɑto] (listen)) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. In January 2013 it merged with the former commune of Le Magny.

This article does not cite any sources. (October 2014)

Fontenoy-le-Château
Commune
A general view of Fontenoy-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Fontenoy-le-Château
Fontenoy-le-Château Show map of France Fontenoy-le-Château Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 47°58′28″N 6°12′00″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal
Canton	Le Val-d'Ajol
Intercommunality	CA Épinal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Vilmar
Area 1	34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	508
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88176 /88240
Elevation	247–461 m (810–1,512 ft) (avg. 257 m or 843 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Personalities

The poet Nicolas Joseph Florent Gilbert was born on December 15, 1750 in Fontenoy-le-Château. Julie-Victoire Daubié (26 March 1824 in Bains-les-Bains – 26 August 1874 in Fontenoy-le-Château). She was the first woman to have graduated from a French university when she obtained a bachelor's degree in Lyon in 1861. Rico Daniels who is Le Salvager, a TV programme made by Discovery Real Time, lives here and his TV show is filmed here.

Geography

The Côney forms the commune's north-eastern border, flows south-westward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, and forms part of the commune's south-western border.

Points of interest

• Broderie de Fontenoy-le-Château
• Arboretum de Fontenoy-le-Château
• Château de Fontenoy-le-Château

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

http://www.felix-giese.de/EUSTORY/index.php

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontenoy-le-Château.

This Vosges geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e