The Canton of Plombières-les-Bains is a French former administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; ; Franconian and ) is a range of medium mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single geomorphological unit and ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...

'' of eastern

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and in the

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Lorraine Lorraine, also , ; ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; ; ; is a cultural and historical region in Eastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of ...

. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 4 communes, which joined the

canton of Le Val-d'Ajol Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an I ...

in 2015.Décret n° 2014-268 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Vosges
/ref> It had 7,080 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 88 Vosges
INSEE One of 13 cantons in the

Arrondissement of Épinal An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissemen ...

, the Canton of Plombières-les-Bains had its administrative centre at

Plombières-les-Bains Plombières-les-Bains () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in eastern France. It was the seat of the former canton of Plombières-les-Bains. ''Les bains'' refers to the hot springs in the area, whose properties were first di ...

Composition

The Canton of Plombières-les-Bains comprised the following 4

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

: * Bellefontaine *

Girmont-Val-d'Ajol Girmont-Val-d'Ajol () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 506 communes of the Vosges department of France. Intercommunalitie ...

Le Val-d'Ajol Le Val-d'Ajol () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. The Jesuit priest and singer Aimé Duval (1918–1984) was born in Le Val-d'Ajol. Population See also *Communes of the Vosges department The follow ...

References

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