Plainfaing

Plainfaing
Commune
The town hall in Plainfaing
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°10′23″N 7°00′50″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton	Gérardmer
Intercommunality	CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Lalevée
Area 1	38.56 km2 (14.89 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88349 /88230
Elevation	518–1,302 m (1,699–4,272 ft) (avg. 531 m or 1,742 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plainfaing (French pronunciation: [plɛ̃fɛ̃] (listen)) 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 Bonhomme Pass (Col du Bonhomme), between Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (17 km (11 mi)) to the west and Colmar (41 km (25 mi)) in neighbouring Alsace to the east. The river Meurthe 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,803	—
1975	2,402	−2.18%
1982	2,235	−1.02%
1990	1,948	−1.70%
1999	1,764	−1.10%
2007	1,819	+0.38%
2012	1,768	−0.57%
2017	1,676	−1.06%
Source: INSEE

Born in Plainfaing

• Raymond Ruyer, philosopher

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department