Ambacourt

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Ambacourt
Ambacourt Coat of Arms
Ambacourt (France)
Ambacourt
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Mirecourt
Community association Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates 48 ° 21 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E
height 252-357 m
surface 6.76 km 2
Residents 297 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 44 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88500
INSEE code 88006

Aerial view of Ambacourt

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Ambacourt is a French commune in the Vosges department in the region of Grand Est . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire .

geography

The municipality of Ambacourt, with 297 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), is located about 40 kilometers south of Nancy and 40 kilometers northwest of Épinal , not far from the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . The nearest small towns are Mirecourt seven and Charmes twelve kilometers away.

View over the Madon to Ambacourt

The Moselle tributary Madon forms the northeastern municipal boundary. To the southwest and southeast of the village of Ambacourt, the Ruisseau des Vraines, Le Hainveau Ruisseau and Le Xouillon Ruisseau streams flow into the Madon. The 6.76 km² municipal area of ​​Ambacourt includes a section of the central Madontal. The bank of the Madon lies at 258  m ; the surrounding hills reach heights of 346  m ( Haut de la Rappe ) and 334  m ( Le Haut de Battange ). The village of Ambacourt extends on the north, left bank of the Madon. The location, sheltered from the north wind, enables the cultivation of grapevines - a rarity in the Vosges department. The next larger wine-growing areas can only be found about 45 kilometers further northwest near Toul . The proportion of forest in the municipal area of ​​Ambacourt is around 25% ( Les Tailottes in the north-west and Boid d'Ormont in the north-east). By far the largest part of the community area consists of arable and meadow land.

Ambacourt includes the districts and hamlets of Les Poiriottes, Moulin Collot, Ferme de Bellevue and Ferme de Trimoulot .

Neighboring communities of Ambacourt are Pont-sur-Madon in the north, Bettoncourt in the east, Chauffecourt in the southeast, Poussay in the southwest, Frenelle-la-Grande in the west and Bouzanville in the northwest.

history

The place Ambacourt appears for the first time in a document in 1051 as part of the Chaumousey Abbey . The existence of a church in the village was first recorded in 1119. During the Middle Ages, Ambacourt was also dependent on the bailiwick in Mirecourt . The residents' taxes amounted to oats, wheat and poultry (one hen each for St. Martin ).

In 1714 Duke Leopold transferred the high jurisdiction to Rene Thieriet , the lord and landowner of Ambacourt

In 1790, Ambacourt first came to the canton of Mirecourt , moved to the canton of Charmes in 1801, and since 1833 it has belonged again to the canton of Mirecourt. The Church of St. Peter was built in 1842 under the auspices of the Abbot of Chaumousey in place of a dilapidated previous building. The parish of Ambacourt is part of the Saintois deanery in the diocese of Saint-Dié. The town hall and school building ( Mairie-école ) was built in 1865.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 189 185 177 215 275 277 273 297
Sources: Cassini and INSEE
Mairie Ambacourt

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church
  • Lavoir and numerous fountains
Saint-Pierre church

Economy and Infrastructure

Ambacourt was able to maintain its character as a farming village. Five farms are located in Ambacourt (dairy, cattle and horse breeding).

Transport links

The D 55 trunk road leads through Ambacourt from Mirecourt to Charmes with a connection to the motorway-like RN 57 ( Metz - Nancy - Épinal ). The nearest train station is in the nearby town of Mirecourt on the Jarville-la-Malgrange – Mirecourt railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Ambacourt on vosges-archives.com ( Memento from February 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file, French; 93 kB)
  2. ↑ Ambacourt on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Ambacourt on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Ambacourt  - collection of images