Gérardmer (; or archaic ''Geroldsee'', and ''Giraumoué'' in local Vosgian) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Vosges department
Vosges () is a department in the Grand Est region in Northeastern France. It covers part of the Vosges mountain range, after which it is named. Vosges consists of three arrondissements, 17 cantons and 507 communes, including Domrémy-la-Pucel ...
in
Grand Est
Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...
in northeastern
France
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.
Population
Culture
The
Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer
The Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer (formerly Fantastic'Arts, from 1994 to 2008) is an international festival of horror and science fiction films which has been held each year since 1994 in Gérardmer in the Vosges, France ...
(literally ''Gérardmer International Festival of fantastic film'', formerly named 'Fantastic'Arts' from 1994 to 2008) is an international festival of horror and
fantastic
The fantastic (french: le fantastique) is a subgenre of literary works characterized by the ambiguous presentation of seemingly supernatural forces.
Bulgarian-French structuralist literary critic Tzvetan Todorov originated the concept, charac ...
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
Edward Gardère (25 February 1909 – 24 July 1997) was a French foil and sabre fencer. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics and two silvers at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
References
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1909 births
1997 de ...
(1909–1997), fencer, born in Gérardmer
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André Gardère
André Gardère (8 May 1913 – 16 February 1977) was a French foil and sabre fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil
Foil may refer to:
Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mi ...
(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
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Julien Bontemps
Julien Francis Bontemps (born 1 June 1979 in Épinal, Vosges) is a male windsurfer from France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions an ...
(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
Righteous Among the Nations ( he, חֲסִידֵי אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, ; "righteous (plural) of the world's nations") is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to sav ...
, concealed Jews at his home in GérardmerAnonymes, Justes et Persécutés durant la période Nazie dans les communes de France Émile Duguet
Twin towns
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Le Locle
Le Locle (; german: Luggli) is a Communes of Switzerland, municipality in the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
It is situated in the Jura Mountains, a few kilometers from the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
It is the third smallest city in Switz ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
*
Waremme
Waremme (; nl, Borgworm, ; wa, Wareme) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, in Belgium.
The city is located on the River Geer ( nl, Jeker), in the loessic Haspengouw region. The economy is based on the ...
,
Belgium
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