Vittel

Vittel
General view of the town
General view of the town
Coat of arms of Vittel
Location of Vittel
Map
Vittel is located in France
Vittel
Vittel
Vittel is located in Grand Est
Vittel
Vittel
Coordinates: 48°12′09″N 5°57′01″E / 48.2025°N 5.9503°E / 48.2025; 5.9503
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementNeufchâteau
CantonVittel
IntercommunalityTerre d'eau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Perry[1]
Area
1
24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,793
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
88516 /88800
Elevation322–457 m (1,056–1,499 ft)
(avg. 335 m or 1,099 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vittel (French pronunciation: [vitɛl] ; archaic German: Wittel) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand. A series of negotiations involving Nestlé, local agricultural smallholders, and the French national agricultural research institute to protect groundwater quality from nonpoint source pollution yielded a unique arrangement that is often cited as a case study in payment for ecosystem services based on Coasean bargaining.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bingham, LR (2021). "Vittel as a model case in PES discourse: Review and critical perspective". Ecosystem Services. 48 (101247). doi:10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101247. Retrieved 26 Feb 2024.
  4. ^ Perrot-Maitre, Daniele (2006). "The Vittel payments for ecosystem services: a "perfect" PES case?". International Institute for Environment and Development. Retrieved 26 February 2024.