Contrexéville

Contrexéville (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁɛksevil] ^ⓘ) is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département.

Contrexéville
Commune
The town hall in Contrexéville
Coat of arms
Location of Contrexéville
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Coordinates: 48°11′06″N 5°53′46″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Vittel
Intercommunality	CC Terre d'eau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Gerecke[1]
Area 1	14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,932
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88114 /88140
Elevation	324–442 m (1,063–1,450 ft) (avg. 344 m or 1,129 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Place des fontaines in Contrexéville

The mineral springs of Contrexéville have been known locally for many years, but became generally known only towards the end of the 18th century. The particular reputation of Contrexéville as a mineral spa and health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.^[3] Mineral water is bottled here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Contrex brand.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,236	—
1975	4,076	+3.35%
1982	4,090	+0.05%
1990	3,945	−0.45%
1999	3,708	−0.69%
2007	3,526	−0.63%
2012	3,317	−1.21%
2017	3,202	−0.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois in French.

Sights

• Arboretum de Contrexéville

Sport

• Grand Est Open 88 – WTA clay court tennis tournament

Twin Towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Contrexéville is twinned with:

• Bad Rappenau, Germany
• Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom
• Luso, Portugal
• Mealhada, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department
• Lion and Sun#Other (non-Iranian) variants