Epinal
Épinal (/e.pi.nal/) is the prefecture of the department of Vosges. The city had 47 635 inhabitants in 2021, which make it the 17th largest city in the country. Its inhabitants are called Spinalien.
Épinal | |
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City | |
| City of Épinal | |
| Etymology: French: Épinal | |
| Coordinates: 8° 10' 20.647" N 6° 26' 57.851" E | |
| Country | Voisey |
| State | Lorraine |
| Department | Vosges |
| Founded | ~7500 BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexandrine Laherneuve (UGC) |
| Elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 47 635 |
| • Rank | 17th in Voisey |
| • Urban | 47 635 |
| • Metro | 70 000+ (?th) |
| Demonym(s) | Spinalien, Spinalienne |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| • Summer (DST) | +2 |
History
Épinal was founded in around 7500 BC on the banks of the Moselle river. The town has established itself as the capital of its own lordship, the Spinalien. This seigneury, which included several other villages around Épinal, made its living mainly from the timber trade. The Spinalien quickly established itself as the dominant seigneury in the region, annexing the Nombrexois (relative to the town of Noméxey), Carpinois (relative to Charmes), Rambervillerois (relative to Ramberviller), a powerful seigneury, and even Mirecourtois, a very powerful seigneury to the west of Spinalien.
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