Gérardmer

Gérardmer (French pronunciation: ​[ʒeʁaʁme]; German: Gerdsee or archaic Geroldsee, and Giraumoué in local vosgian) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Gérardmer
Commune
Gérardmer and its lake
Coat of arms
Location of Gérardmer
Gérardmer
Gérardmer
Coordinates: 48°05′N 6°53′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementSaint-Dié-des-Vosges
CantonGérardmer
IntercommunalityCC Hautes Vosges
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Stessy Speissmann
Area
1
54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,967
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
88196 /88400
Elevation584–1,125 m (1,916–3,691 ft)
(avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft)
Websitemairie-gerardmer.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Twin towns

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.

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,[2] concealed Jews at his home in Gérardmer[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Yad Vashem: Righteous Among the Nations Honored by Yad Vashem by 1 January 2016 - FRANCE
  3. Anonymes, Justes et Persécutés durant la période Nazie dans les communes de France: Émile Duguet (in French)


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