Boulaincourt

Boulaincourt
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Epinal
Canton	Mirecourt
Community association	Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates	48 ° 22 ' N , 6 ° 5' E Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ' N , 6 ° 5' E
height	292-342 m
surface	2.51 km 2
Residents	71 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88500
INSEE code	88066
	; Location of the commune of Boulaincourt ; in the Vosges department

Boulaincourt is a French commune in the Vosges department of Region Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire, founded in 2017 .

geography

The community of Boulaincourt, with 71 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), is located in the Xaintois , 42 kilometers northwest of Épinal and 40 kilometers south of Nancy . The municipality protrudes like a spur to the north into the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .

The Ruisseau de la Grosse Fontaine rises in Boulaincourt and drains south to the Madon tributary of the Moselle . Apart from the settlement area and small, 15 hectares of forest in the north, the municipality consists of arable land and grassland. Immediately north of Boulaincourt, the striking Colline de Sion with the Signal de Vaudémont tower rises 541 meters above sea level.

Boulaincourt's neighboring municipalities are Forcelles-sous-Gugney in the north, Bouzanville in the east, Frenelle-la-Grande in the south and Fraisnes-en-Saintois in the west.

history

In the year 877 a place called Bodelincurte is mentioned for the area . Whether it is Boulaincourt is uncertain.

The choir of the former church was probably built in the 14th century, the mayor's and school building ( mairie-école ) dates from 1867.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	49	53	50	39	37	37	63	71
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

From the Assumption Church ( Église de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame ), which was demolished because of the risk of collapse, only two walls remain. The church bells were set into the wall windows. This monument is crowned by the weathercock of the former church.

former Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Joan of Arc Square

Economy and Infrastructure

former Bouzanville-Boulaincourt train station

Agriculture continues to play an important role in Boulaincourt and the surrounding area. Four farms are located in the municipality (cereal cultivation, dairy farming).

The village is away from the national traffic flows. The partially two-lane RN 66 runs nine kilometers south of the village and leads from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau . The railway line runs through the municipality from Nancy via Mirecourt and Vittel to Merrey , which is operated by TER Lorraine ; the next stop is in Diarville, four kilometers away .