Bouxières-aux-Bois

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Bouxières-aux-Bois
Bouxières-aux-Bois (France)
Bouxières-aux-Bois
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Charms
Community association Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates 48 ° 16 '  N , 6 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '  N , 6 ° 19'  E
height 339-443 m
surface 7.68 km 2
Residents 139 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88270
INSEE code 88069

Mairie Bouxières-aux-Bois

Bouxières-aux-Bois is a French commune with 139 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until 2015 ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire, founded in 2017 .

geography

Location of the commune of Bouxières-aux-Bois
in the Vosges department

The municipality of Bouxières-aux-Bois is 14 kilometers northwest of Épinal in the hill country between the Moselle and Madon .

The terrain in the municipality rises gradually from east to west and reaches a height of 443 meters above sea level in the southwestern tip near the Croix de Virine . About 40% of the community area is made up of forest areas.

Neighboring communities of Bouxières-aux-Bois are Regney and Saint-Vallier in the north, Frizon in the northeast, Mazeley in the southeast, Bocquegney in the south, Circourt in the southwest and Derbamont in the west.

history

The place name appears for the first time in the 11th century. In the Ancien Régime , the Bann Bouxières belonged to the Bailiwick of Darney together with the present-day communities of Madegney and Regney ,

The parish in Bouxières was part of the church in neighboring Derbamont and was under the Remiremont chapter . The current church building was built in 1802, the mayor's house ( Mairie ) was built in 1821.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 110 115 94 94 100 123 120 139
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Matthew Church ( Église Saint-Mathieu )
  • three lavoirs , one of which is covered

  • South side of the church

  • West side of the church

Economy and Infrastructure

There are six farms in the community (vegetable growing, dairy farming, cattle breeding).

The D 32 trunk road from Charmes to Rambervillers runs through the municipality of Essegney . In the nearby town of Charmes there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 57 from Nancy to Épinal . Charmes station, one and a half kilometers from Essegney, is on the Blainville-Damelevières-Lure railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Bouxières-aux-Bois on vosges-archives.com. (PDF; 52 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; Retrieved July 13, 2011 (French).
  2. ↑ Bouxières-aux-Bois on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Bouxières-aux-Bois on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Bouxières-aux-Bois  - Collection of images