Bouzemont

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Bouzemont
Bouzemont (France)
Bouzemont
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Darney
Community association Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates 48 ° 15 '  N , 6 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '  N , 6 ° 14'  E
height 302-412 m
surface 4.97 km 2
Residents 52 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88270
INSEE code 88071

Location of the municipality of Bouzemont
in the Vosges department

Bouzemont is a French commune with 52 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire, founded in 2017 .

geography

The municipality of Bouzemont is about 20 kilometers northwest of Épinal . Its location on a mountain spur extending to the south offers a wide view of the Gitte valley, 80 meters below .

Neighboring municipalities of Bouzemont are Bazegney in the north, Derbamont in the northeast, Madonne-et-Lamerey and Dompaire in the south and Racécourt in the west.

history

Excavations in the 19th century suggest that the area around Bouzemont was settled early. Artifacts from the Celtic and Gallo-Roman times are kept in the Musée Départemental in Épinal . Bouzemont was on the Roman road from Corre in the Saône valley to Charmes on the Moselle . The place appears for the first time in a document in 1015. Another written testimony from 1065 named the village of Bosonis Mons . There are suspicions that the name goes back to Boso , the real or legendary progenitor of the bosonids . The area around Bouzemont was part of the diocese of Langres and came under Bishop Gosselin to the diocese of Toul in the 10th century . From 1310 Bouzemont belonged in equal parts to the Dukes of Lorraine and the Chapter St. Gangolf in Toul . After the dissolution of the Diocese of Toul in 1777, Bouzemont became part of the Diocese of Saint-Dié .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 59 61 38 32 30th 44 56 52
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

The Romanesque church of St. George dates from the 11th century (reconstruction and restoration in the 13th and 16th centuries). It is classified as a monument historique .

  • Church of St. George in Bouzemont

  • Northeast side

  • Southwest side

Economy and Infrastructure

The inhabitants of Bouzemont are mainly employed in agriculture (dairy farming, sheep and goat farming). Three narrow streets lead to Bouzemont from Dompaire , Derbamont and Bazegney . In Dompaire, four kilometers to the south, there is a connection to the two-lane RN 166 from Neufchâteau to Épinal ,

supporting documents

  1. ↑ The story of Bouzemont on anne.autissier.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved November 7, 2010 (French).
  2. ↑ Bouzemont on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Bouzemont on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Entry on culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved November 7, 2010 (French).
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Bouzemont  - collection of images