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Saint-Die-des-Vosges
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Saint-Die-des-Vosges, commonly referred to as Saint-Die, is a commune of northeastern France. It is located in the Vosges departement, of which it is a sous-prefecture. Saint-Die is located 38 meters northeast of Epinal by rail. It is situated on the Meurthe river in a basin surrounded by well-wooded hills. The land area of the city is 46.15 square kilometers. Its population in 1999 was 22,569 and density in 1999 was 489 per square kilometers.
The town, part of which was laid out in a uniform style after the fire of 1757, is built largely of red sandstone. Its cathedral has a Romanesque nave and a Gothic choir which is a portal of red stone and dates from the 18th century. A fine cloister containing a stone pulpit, communicates with the Petite-Eglise or Notre-Dame, a well-preserved specimen of Romanesque architecture in 12th century.
St Die is named after a saint who grew up around a monastery later bearing his name founded in the 7th century by Saint Deodatus of Nevers, and gave up his episcopal functions to retire to this place. In the 10th century the community became a chapter of canons among those who subsequently held the rank of provost or dean. Among the extensive privileges enjoyed by them was that of coining money. Vosges is a French departement, named after the Vosges mountain range. The Vosges department was created on March 4, 1790 like the 83 other original departements of France. It was made of territories which is formerly part of the province of Lorraine.
Saint-Die-des-Vosges, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origin back to prehistoric times.
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