Thaon-les-Vosges

Thaon- les -Vosges is a commune in the department of Vosges in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Epinal, in the canton of Châtel- sur -Moselle and the community association Agglomà d' Epinal.

Geography

Part of the industrial community on the Moselle, with 7948 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) of the ten largest in the Territory, more than twelve kilometers north of Epinal, capital of the department and can be reached from there via the National Road 57.

Neighboring communities of Thaon- les -Vosges are Igney and Vaxoncourt in the north, Girmont in the east, Chavelot in the south, Domèvre -sur- Avière in the southwest and Oncourt in the West.

History

The first documentary mention of the place comes from the year 1003.

Demographics

Attractions

In Thaon- les -Vosges is the theater La Rotonde, built in 1913, with about 1,000 seats.

Twinning

Thaon- les -Vosges has been twinned with the German town of Alzenau.

Economy

The largest employer is the Honeywell Garrett SA, which operates a production of turbochargers with about 950 employees in Thaon- les- Vosges.