Canton of Dompaire

Canton of Dompaire
French canton
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Communes	30
Area¹
• Total	223.00 km2 (86.10 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	5,299
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Cantonal code	88 11
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Dompaire is a French former administrative grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Composition

The Canton of Dompaire comprised the following 30 communes :

• Les Ableuvenettes : 69 inhabitants
• Ahéville : 67 inhabitants
• Bainville-aux-Saules : 139 inhabitants
• Bazegney : 81 inhabitants
• Begnécourt : 141 inhabitants
• Bettegney-Saint-Brice : 114 inhabitants
• Bocquegney : 103 inhabitants
• Bouxières-aux-Bois : 123 inhabitants
• Bouzemont : 44 inhabitants
• Circourt : 89 inhabitants
• Damas-et-Bettegney : 320 inhabitants
• Derbamont : 107 inhabitants
• Dompaire : 919 inhabitants
• Gelvécourt-et-Adompt : 88 inhabitants
• Gorhey : 158 inhabitants
• Gugney-aux-Aulx : 133 inhabitants
• Hagécourt : 150 inhabitants
• Harol : 502 inhabitants
• Hennecourt : 323 inhabitants
• Jorxey : 85 inhabitants
• Légéville-et-Bonfays : 59 inhabitants
• Madegney : 74 inhabitants
• Madonne-et-Lamerey : 384 inhabitants
• Maroncourt : 13 inhabitants
• Racécourt : 151 inhabitants
• Regney : 71 inhabitants
• Saint-Vallier : 62 inhabitants
• Vaubexy : 122 inhabitants
• Velotte-et-Tatignécourt : 148 inhabitants
• Ville-sur-Illon : 460 inhabitants

History

The canton remains overwhelmingly rural, but in recent years has welcomed an increasing number of incomers drawn by the employment opportunities in the Épinal district. Between 1990 and 1999 the registered population grew by a net figure of 149 people, representing an increase of 2.9%