Ban-de-Laveline
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Canton | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 | |
| Community association | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 15 ' N , 7 ° 4' E | |
| height | 403–1,030 m | |
| surface | 26.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,211 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 46 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88520 | |
| INSEE code | 88032 | |
 Town hall and school building |
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Ban-de-Laveline is a French commune with 1211 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and the municipality of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .
geography
Ban-de-Laveline is located in the Vosges , in the Morte Valley . It is about ten kilometers from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , the capital (chef-lieu) of the arrondissement of the same name. The eastern municipal border runs on the Vosges ridge and also forms the border with the Alsace region . The Morte flows through the municipality from south to north and takes in several small mountain streams, including the Ruisseau de Québrux , whose four kilometer long valley occupies the north-east of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality of Ban-de-Laveline is an unnamed mountain ridge 1030 m high in the extreme south of the municipality. Further elevations are the Tête du Violu (995 m).
The territory of the municipality of Ban-de-Laveline is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park ( Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges ).
The 26.45 km² large municipal area of Ban-de-Laveline consists of more than two thirds of forests ( Forêt de Hospices de Pompey ), which extend to the ridge of the Vosges. In the lower-lying areas there is pastureland, and economic arable farming is only possible to a limited extent due to the altitude.
The districts of Honville, Québrux, Berhagoutte, Vélupaire, Coinchimont, Verpellière, Lauterupt and Baudifosse belong to Ban-de-Laveline .
Neighboring communities of Ban-de-Laveline are Bertrimoutier in the north, Gemaingoutte in the northeast, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in the east, La Croix-aux-Mines in the south, Coinches in the west and Raves in the northwest.
history
The area of today's parish was settled between the years 670 and 700 at the time of the arrival of the first monks around Deodatus , Bishop of Nevers , who founded their cell of the Assumption of Mary here in the valley of the upper Meurthe . The then Gallo-Roman name Aquilina was derived from numerous streams that were created for irrigation and drainage. The core of the early settlement was today's district Honville (Gallo-Roman Hunnus ), which later became the center of a ban . Around 850 the number of inhabitants rose rapidly, which resulted from the increased settlement of weir farmers . The defense of the border region was carried out on behalf of the Dukes of Lorraine . In 1270, Duke Friedrich III. the area around the ban of Laveline to Aubert de la Haute-Pierre and his heirs. The residents of Laveline and the surrounding villages had to do labor for the Spitzemberg Castle . On April 24, 1488 Jean Bouzey sold the Lorraine Duke René II the Laveline estate together with the villages of Chipal, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Croix, Sardray and Quebrux.
The parish of Laveline, to which La Croix-aux-Mines also belonged in the beginning , was part of the deanery of Salm. The tithe was paid to the Chapter of Saint-Dié.
The Swedes, who invaded southern Lorraine as allies of the Dauphin in 1635 , brought the plague into the country in addition to death and massive destruction. The devastation was so severe that most of the surviving population left the country out of starvation. Fields were no longer tilled and wolves conquered the landscape of thorns and scrub. Gradual immigration only started again after the Peace of Nijmegen (1679).
There is evidence of mining in the upper Meurthetal from the 10th century. At first, silver, copper and mercury mines were established and operated by the nearby monasteries in Moyenmoutier and Saint-Dié . A brown stone mine was exploited in the municipality of Ban-de-Laveline . By 1670 resources were exhausted and mining gradually ceased.
Nothing is left of a 13th century castle that was destroyed by the Swedes in 1642. In 1865 the mayor's and school building was built next to the church; A school followed in 1846 in the Verpellière district , and in 1894 in the Honville district .
In 1902 the mayor proposed to rename the place name Laveline to Ban-de-Laveline. He said the reason for this was that mail items that were believed to have been sent to two nearby communities called Laveline disappeared . Since August 15, 1903, the municipality has officially been called Ban-de-Laveline.
In August 1923, the Raves - Ban-de-Laveline station on the Strasbourg-Saint-Dié railway was opened.
At the beginning of World War I, Ban-de-Laveline was near the front line. For 17 days the place was fought hard between French and Germans. In 1923 the municipality received the Croix de guerre . During the Second World War, Ban-de-Laveline was occupied by German troops on June 22, 1940. On November 24, 1944, US troops, coming from Mandray and Le Chipal, entered Ban-de-Laveline. Two days later, the last German positions in the hamlets of Lauterupt and Raumont also fell .
coat of arms
The fish symbolizes the abundance of water, the hazelnut branch and the majuscule L stand for laveline .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 1035 | 1036 | 1078 | 1174 | 1240 | 1216 | 1305 | 1211 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
In the middle of the 19th century Laveline still had more than 2000 residents. After three wars and the decline of the textile industry in the area, the population fell below 1,300, and has stabilized again since the 1990s.
Attractions
- Church of the Assumption, built in 1716, and a neighboring Lourdes grotto
- Sainte-Claire chapel in the hamlet of Hautgoutte from 1770
- Notre Dame de la Pitié chapel from 1818
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 22 farms in the municipality of Ban-de-Laveline (pome and stone fruit growing, dairy farming, cattle, goat and sheep breeding). Cheese making and the distilling of fruit schnapps ( eau de vie ) are also worth mentioning . Due to the abundance of forests in the upper Vosges, forestry has a long tradition.
Ban-de-Laveline is on the D23 trunk road from Fraize to Raves , which forms a link between the Col du Bonhomme and Col de Sainte-Marie passes . In the neighboring municipality of La Croix-aux-Mines is the 1005 m high Col du Pré de Raves , which leads over the Vosges ridge into the Alsatian valleys of Lièpvrette and Fecht . Other roads lead from Nan-de-Laveline to Coinches and Gemaingoutte . The Raves - Ban-de-Laveline station on the Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway line is in the municipality of Raves.
supporting documents
- ↑ History on mairie-bandelaveline.fr. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; Retrieved July 9, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ La Bataille de Lorraine. Retrieved July 9, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Description of the coat of arms on genealogie-lorraine.fr. Retrieved July 10, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Ban-de-Laveline on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Ban-de-Laveline on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
