Oncourt (French pronunciation: [ɔ̃kuʁ] ) is a former commune in the Vosges department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Capavenir-Vosges,[2] which was renamed Thaon-les-Vosges effective 2022.[3] Inhabitants are called Oncourtois.

Oncourt
Location of Oncourt
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Oncourt is located in France
Oncourt
Oncourt
Oncourt is located in Grand Est
Oncourt
Oncourt
Coordinates: 48°15′09″N 6°22′33″E / 48.2525°N 6.3758°E / 48.2525; 6.3758
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementÉpinal
CantonGolbey
CommuneThaon-les-Vosges
Area
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3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
192
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
88150
Elevation310–377 m (1,017–1,237 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The village is positioned some 3 kilometres (2 mi) to the west of the village of Thaon-les-Vosges, and crossed by the little river Avière, itself a tributary of the Moselle.

Personalities

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Laurent Mariotte, actor and animator with a French radio and television providers, spent a part of his childhood and adolescence at Oncourt.

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