Remiremont

Remiremont (French pronunciation: [ʁəmiʁmɔ̃] ⓘ) is a town and commune in the Vosges department, northeastern France, situated in southern Grand Est.

The town has been an abbatial centre since the 7th century, is an economic crossroads of the Moselle and Moselotte valleys, and is also a stepping stone for tourists wishing to explore the Vosges and neighbouring Alsace.

The N57 starts from Nancy and follows the E23 and goes through Charmes, Remiremont, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Vesoul, Besançon, and Pontarlier and stops on the Swiss border.

The abbatial residence (which now contains the town hall and court house) has been twice rebuilt in modern times (once in 1750, and again after a fire in 1871), but the original plan and style have been preserved: the imposing front, the vestibule, and the grand staircase.

Thanks to the patronage of the Dukes of Lorraine, the Kings of France, and Holy Roman Emperors, the ladies of Remiremont attained considerable power.

In 1635, during the Thirty Years' War the town, where five-hundred Frenchmen were lodged, was stormed and plundered by Imperialist forces.

This fort fell into German hands on 18 June 1940 as part of the Second World War, and was later used until 1960 as a munitions store by the US Army.

Rue Charles de Gaulle