Editing Vosges (department) (section)

== Geography ==

While the west part of the Vosges is flat sedimentary land (well suited for mineral waters), the east is dominated by the Vosges Mountain range and the [[Ballons des Vosges Nature Park]]. The [[Hohneck (Vosges)|Hohneck]] at 1363m is the highest peak of the Vosges department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourisme.vosges.fr/decouvrir/sites-monuments/776000746-steles-du-sommet-du-hohneck-la-bresse|title=Stèles du sommet du Hohneck |publisher=Tourisme Vosges |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> The [[Monts Faucilles]] traverse the south of the department in a broad curve declining on the north into elevated plateaus, on the south encircling the upper basin of the River [[Saône]]. This chain, dividing the basins of the [[Rhône]] and the [[Rhine]], forms part of the European watershed between the basins of the Mediterranean and Atlantic.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Vosges (France)|display=Vosges|volume=28|page=214}} This entry further details the industrial base at the time.</ref> 48% of the department is covered by woodlands and forests (the third highest in France), while 45% of land is in agricultural use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vosges.fr/le-departement/chiffres-cles |title=Vosges - Chiffres clés |publisher=Vosges Conseil Départemental |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>

The Saône (named after the Celtic goddess Sagona)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismevosges.fr/uk/sites-archeologiques.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401121305/http://www.tourismevosges.fr/uk/sites-archeologiques.php|title=The Vosges Departmental Tourist Board - Archeological sites |publisher=Tourismevosges.fr |archive-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> rises at [[Vioménil]], in the Vosges. The [[Anger (river)|Anger]] river also passes through it.
{{Further|Lac de la Lande}}

===Principal towns===

The most populated commune is [[Épinal]], the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 9 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep88.pdf Populations légales 2019: 88 Vosges], INSEE</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2019)
|-
| [[Épinal]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 32,256
|-
| [[Saint-Dié-des-Vosges]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 19,576
|-
| [[Golbey]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 8,798
|-
| [[Thaon-les-Vosges]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 8,634
|-
| [[Gérardmer]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 7,807
|-
| [[Remiremont]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 7,691
|-
| [[Neufchâteau, Vosges|Neufchâteau]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 6,636
|-
| [[Raon-l'Étape]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 6,205
|-
| [[Rambervillers]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 5,096
|}