Gérardmer

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Gérardmer
Commune
Gérardmer and its lake
Coat of arms
Location of Gérardmer
Gérardmer Location within France Show map of France Gérardmer Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°05′N 6°53′E / 48.08°N 6.88°E / 48.08; 6.88
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton	Gérardmer
Intercommunality	CC Gérardmer Hautes Vosges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stessy Speissmann
Area 1	54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Highest elevation	1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Lowest elevation	584 m (1,916 ft)
Population  (2023)	7,581
• Density	138.4/km2 (358.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	88196 /88400
Website	mairie-gerardmer.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gérardmer (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁme] ^ⓘ; German: Gerdsee or archaic Geroldsee, and Giraumoué in local Vosgian) is a commune in the Vosges Department, Grand Est (before 2016: Lorraine), France. It is nicknamed "La perle des Vosges" (the gem of the Vosges).

Gérardmer is said to owe its name to Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, who in the 11th century built a tower on the bank of the lake or mer, near which, in 1285, a new town was founded.

Geography

Gérardmer is situated at a height of 2,200 feet (670 m) at the eastern end of the small lake, the Lac de Gérardmer among forest-clad mountains. Historically it has been the chief summer resort of the French Vosges and was a centre for excursions, including to the summit of the Hohneck and the Schlucht, which is a mountain pass from France to Germany. Nearer the town is the picturesque defile of Granges, watered by the Vologne, which at one point forms the cascade known as the Saut des Cuves.

Population

Culture

The Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer (literally Gérardmer International Festival of fantastic film, formerly named 'Fantastic'Arts' from 1994 to 2008) is an international festival of horror and fantastic films which has been held each year since 1994 in Gérardmer.

Transport

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, which is located 109 km (68 mi) south east of Gérardmer.

Notable people

• Maximilien Kelsch (1844–1906), industrialist and politician, born in Gérardmer
• Paul Cuny (1872–1925), industrialist and politician, born in Gérardmer
• Edward Gardère (1909–1997), fencer, born in Gérardmer
• André Gardère (1913–1977), fencer, born in Gérardmer
• Gilberte Cournand (1913–2005), journalist and dance critic, gallery owner and bookseller, born in Gérardmer
• Claude Vanony (1935), storyteller and humorist, born in Gérardmer
• Patrick Rémy (1965), cross-country skier, born in Gérardmer
• Raphaël Dargent (1970), historian, essayist and writer, born in Gérardmer
• Julien Bontemps (1979), sailor, learnt to sail in Gérardmer
• Maxime Laheurte (1985), world Nordic combined team champion (2012), born in Gérardmer
• Émile Duguet, Righteous Among the Nations, concealed Jews at his home in Gérardmer

Twin towns

• Le Locle, Switzerland
• Tidermène, Mali
• Waremme, Belgium

Climate

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

External links

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• Official website (in French)

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