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Introduction

Vittel is a commune of the Vosges departement of Northeast France and is also a renowned spa centre and has about 6500 inhabitants. Mineral water is bottled and sold here by the Nestle Water France under the brand name of 'Vittel'. This brand is also sold in many other countries and has the official provider of bottled water for many years in the London marathon. Mineral water from the source at Vittel has been bottled and used for curative and commercial purposes since later part of the 19th century.

Vittel is an ideal place to relax and rejuvenate the body and soul. It has numerous spas and mineral spring which are considered one of the best in entire France. The small town is full of chateau hotels and imposing houses and the countryside around is beautiful with golf courses and carefully tended woodland.

For more information about the town, check the official touristic website of Vittel, or Spa House website.

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Warm and dry summers and relatively mild winters with occasional frost. Temperatures vary from around 25 on average during the day from June to September to around zero at night in winter (December-February). Although heavy showers can occur in summer, most of the rain falls during the October to April part of year.

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Vittel hasn't got an airport, and although Epinal-Mirecourt airport is the one nearest by, the most conveniently located one is the Euro Airport Mulhouse/Basel/Freiburg at the border of France, Switzerland and Germany.
Numerous airlines, including lowcostairlines, serve countries and cities throughout Europe.
Nancy-Metz Airport is another airport with international and domestic flights while Dijon has some flights as well.

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Vittel is located just east of the famous 'Route du Soleil' highway that runs from north to south. Highway number A31 runs south from Nancy towards Dijon and there is an exit Vittel.

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