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Senones (French pronunciation: [sənɔn] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is the location of the former Senones Abbey, founded around 640. The belltower of the abbey church dates from the 12th century, most of the other surviving buildings date from the 18th and 19th century.[3]
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 View of the center of Senones | |
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Location of Senones  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°24′N 6°59′E / 48.40°N 6.98°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Canton | Raon-l'Étape |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Bévérina[1] |
Area 1 | 18.73 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,334 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88451 /88210 |
| Elevation | 328–722 m (1,076–2,369 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
| Website | www.senones.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Until 1793, Senones was the capital of the Principality of Salm-Salm. The journalist and writer Pierre Humbourg (1901–1969), winner of the 1948 Prix Cazes, was born in Senones.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,015 | — |
| 1975 | 3,882 | −0.48% |
| 1982 | 3,427 | −1.77% |
| 1990 | 3,157 | −1.02% |
| 1999 | 2,906 | −0.92% |
| 2007 | 2,772 | −0.59% |
| 2012 | 2,513 | −1.94% |
| 2017 | 2,464 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Ancienne abbaye, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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