Bois-de-Champ

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Bois-de-Champ
Coat of arms of the Bois-de-Champ
Bois-de-Champ (France)
Bois-de-Champ
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton Bruyères
Community association Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates 48 ° 15 '  N , 6 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '  N , 6 ° 47'  E
height 375-633 m
surface 17.69 km 2
Residents 111 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88600
INSEE code 88064

Mairie Bois-de-Champ

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Bois-de-Champ is a French commune with 111 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and the canton of Raon-l'Étape .

geography

The municipality of Bois-de-Champ is located in the Vosges , which extend far to the west, about 15 kilometers west of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , the capital (chef-lieu) of the arrondissement of the same name. The 17.69 square kilometers large municipal area is almost entirely forested ( Forêt Domaniale de Champ ). The largest village in the municipality is Maillefaing - this is where the mayor's house ( Mairie ) is located. The Mortagne , a left tributary of the Meurthe, flows through the municipality . The highest point at 633 meters above sea level is an unnamed elevation in the extreme southeast of the municipality. Further surveys in the municipality are called:

  • Tete de la Louvière 625  m
  • Fourchon d'Erival 616  m
  • Tete de l'Air 608  m
  • les Grands Vitourneurs 592  m
Bois-de-Champ

At Bois-de-Champ are next to the central village Maullefaing also the district Auberfosse and some scattered farmsteads.

Neighboring communities of Bois-de-Champ are Les Rouges-Eaux in the north, Taintrux in the east, La Houssière in the south-east, Biffontaine in the south, Belmont-sur-Buttant in the south-west and Domfaing in the west.

Place name

The community was founded in 1793 as Bois de Champs . It has had its current name since 1801.

Population development

In 1841, Bois-de-Champ had 411 inhabitants.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 116 122 94 91 87 93 113 111
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Economy and Infrastructure

There is no church or chapel in Bois-de-Champ. The parish in the neighboring parish of Les Rouges-Eaux is responsible. Because of its remoteness and low population density, the community does not have a school. Forestry plays a role in the dense forests. There are two cattle farms in Bois-de-Champ. Many residents commute to the surrounding larger communities.

Bois-de-Champ is only accessible from the D420 trunk road, which leads from Épinal over the Col du Haut Jacques pass to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges . Narrow roads and forest paths lead to Biffontaine and Mortagne . The nearest train station is in the town of Bruyères, eleven kilometers away, on the Arches- Saint-Dié-des-Vosges railway .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Bois-de-Champ. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 1, 2017 (French).
  2. ↑ Bois-de-Champ on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Bois-de-Champ on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
  5. ↑ annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Bois-de-Champ  - collection of images