Contrexéville

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Contrexéville

(2020–2026) Luc Gerecke^[1]Area

14.96 km² (5.78 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,019 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

88114 /88140

Elevation324–442 m (1,063–1,450 ft)
(avg. 344 m or 1,129 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Contrexéville (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁɛksevil] ^ⓘ) is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département.

The mineral springs of Contrexéville have been known locally for many years, but became generally known only towards the end of the 18th century. The particular reputation of Contrexéville as a mineral spa and health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.^[3] Mineral water is bottled here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Contrex brand.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,236	—
1975	4,076	+3.35%
1982	4,090	+0.05%
1990	3,945	−0.45%
1999	3,708	−0.69%
2007	3,526	−0.63%
2012	3,317	−1.21%
2017	3,202	−0.70%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois in French.

Sights

Arboretum de Contrexéville

Sport

Grand Est Open 88 – WTA clay court tennis tournament

Twin Towns

Contrexéville is twinned with:

Bad Rappenau, Germany
Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom
Luso, Portugal
Mealhada, Portugal

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Contrexéville". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 45.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE