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Commune in Grand Est, France
La Petite-Raon
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°24′26″N 6°59′44″E / 48.4072°N 6.9956°E / 48.4072; 6.9956
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementSaint-Dié-des-Vosges
CantonRaon-l'Étape
IntercommunalityCA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Rabolt
Area9.09 km (3.51 sq mi)
Population737
 • Density81/km (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code88346 /88210
Elevation345–800 m (1,132–2,625 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Petite-Raon (French pronunciation: [la pətit ʁaɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Inhabitants are called Petit-Raonnais.

Geography

La Petite-Raon nestles in the valley of the Rabodeau at the point where it is joined by the little Stream de la Rochère. The village is some 2 kilometres upstream of Senones on a small road that continues north-east and ultimately, road conditions permitting, crosses the Vosges Mountains into Alsace.

History

La Petite-Raon was a village in the old Duchy of Lorraine. In the late medieval period it was part of the County of Salm, but fetched up in Lorraine in 1600. When the principality of Salm-Salm was formed in 1751, La Petite-Raon was incorporated within it until 1792 when in the wake of the Revolution the village found itself in France, as a commune within the Canton of Senones.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Vosges (department) Communes of the Vosges department
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