Dompaire (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. In September 1944 during World War II a detachment of General Philippe Leclerc's French 2nd Armoured Division engaged and defeated a German Panzer brigade causing significant losses.
Dompaire | |
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 The town hall in Dompaire | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dompaire  | |
  Dompaire  Dompaire | |
| Coordinates: 48°13′21″N 6°13′23″E / 48.2225°N 6.2231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Épinal |
| Canton | Darney |
| Intercommunality | CC Mirecourt Dompaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Ferratier[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.63 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,087 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88151 /88270 |
| Elevation | 278–387 m (912–1,270 ft) (avg. 304 m or 997 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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