Plainfaing


Plainfaing is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Geography

The commune is positioned in the east of the department, at the foot of the 949 meter high :fr:Col du Bonhomme |Bonhomme Pass , between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to the west and Colmar 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


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Born in Plainfaing