Vittel
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| Coordinates: 48°12′09″N 5°57′01″E / 48.2025°N 5.9503°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Canton | Vittel |
| Intercommunality | Terre d'eau |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Perry |
Area 1 | 24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 4,780 |
| • Density | 198/km2 (513/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88516 /88800 |
| Elevation | 322–457 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 spa town 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.