Biécourt

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Biécourt
Biécourt (France)
Biécourt
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Mirecourt
Community association Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates 48 ° 19 ′  N , 5 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′  N , 5 ° 57 ′  E
height 311-349 m
surface 5.94 km 2
Residents 103 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88500
INSEE code 88058

Mairie Biécourt

Biécourt is a French commune with 103 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire .

geography

Location of the commune of Biécourt
in the Vosges department

The municipality of Biécourt is located in the Xaintois region , about 40 kilometers northwest of Épinal and 40 kilometers south of Nancy .

The relief of the municipal area of ​​5.94 km² is poorly structured. The surface water is diverted to the Vraine via the Ruisseau le Canal de l'Etang through the partially canalized Ruisseau de Biecene and Ruisseau du Grand Pré streams . The Vraine is a tributary of the Vair in the Maas catchment . Apart from the settlement area and small wooded areas in the north and north-west ( Bois de Béhémont, Bois de Velotte ), the municipal area consists of arable and pasture land.

Neighboring municipalities of Biécourt are Saint-Prancher in the north, Totainville in the east, Ménil-en-Xaintois in the southeast, Gironcourt-sur-Vraine in the southwest, Morelmaison in the west and Dommartin-sur-Vraine in the northwest.

history

Early evidence of the existence of the village, then called Beteli Curtem , dates back to 1116 . About Bieicort in 1240 and Byécourt in the 17th century, the place name developed into today's Biécourt .

In the Middle Ages, the area around Biécourt was under the Remiremont chapter . The parish of the village belonged to the deanery Poussay in the diocese of Toul .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 130 134 122 118 98 109 93 103
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Remi church
Saint-Remi church

Economy and Infrastructure

Four farms are located in the municipality (potato and vegetable cultivation, cattle, goat and sheep breeding, beekeeping).

The village is away from the national traffic flows. Two kilometers south of the village runs the partially two-lane D 166 trunk road, which leads from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Biécourt on vosges-archives.com ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (PDF file, French; 42 kB)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vosges-archives.com
  2. ↑ Biécourt on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Biécourt on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

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