Cheniménil

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Cheniménil
Cheniménil coat of arms
Cheniménil (France)
Cheniménil
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Bruyères
Community association Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges
Coordinates 48 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 36'  E
height 362-617 m
surface 9.28 km 2
Residents 1,219 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 131 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88460
INSEE code 88101

Mairie Cheniménil

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Cheniménil is a French commune with 1219 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipality of Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges .

geography

The commune of Cheniménil is located between Épinal and Gérardmer in the western foothills of the Vosges .

Location of the commune of Cheniménil in the Vosges department

The municipality of Cheniménil includes a part of the lower Volognetal , which is here at the mouth of the tributary Barba up to 1500 meters wide, as well as the mountain ridges to the northwest and southeast of the Volognetal, which reach up to 617 meters above sea level. The lower areas of the 9.28 km² community area are characterized by residential and commercial areas as well as agricultural areas. On the mountain slopes up to 450 meters above sea level there is pastureland, while the upper layers are covered by contiguous forests (the southern third of the municipality is determined by the Bois de Banis forest ).

Cheniménil includes the district of La Houlière and the hamlets and individual farms La Ratte, Rain le Boche, Le Ruxelier, Le Battant, La Starpe, Les Cités, Coiniot, Chaugoutte, Le Vieux Ponce, Paxonfête, Les Aulnées and Le Senty .

Neighboring communes of Cheniménil are Charmois-devant-Bruyères in the north, Le Roulier in the northeast (point of contact), Docelles in the east, Xamontarupt in the southeast, Jarménil in the south, Archettes in the west and La Baffe in the northwest.

history

In 1156 the place appears for the first time as Chinumasnil . He was part of the bailiwick of Bruyères . The place name is made up of chênes (oak) and Ménil (hamlet, group of houses).

The wooded surroundings and the water power of the Vologne were the main prerequisites for a wood and paper industry, which have a long tradition in Cheniménil and the municipality of Docelles immediately to the northeast . The oldest paper mills built in the 16th century were the François Hurault paper shop , the paper shop de l'Isle and the paper shop des Harlachol . The last watermill in Chénimenil was a flour mill that operated until the mid-19th century. In Docelles, the last paper mill (Papeteries de Docelles), which belonged to the Finnish UPM-Kymmene group, closed in 2014 .

The spinning mill in Cheniménil was the largest employer in the area for a long time; it closed in 2006 due to international competition.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 1143 1195 1145 1182 1131 1231 1165 1219
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Church of John the Baptist in Cheniménil
  • Church of St. John the Baptist ( Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste ), built in 1860 and renovated in 1945

Economy and Infrastructure

Crafts, trade and service companies have set up shop in Cheniménil, including a furniture factory and two car repair shops. There are 13 farms in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding, beekeeping). The community is also a primary school location.

Départementstrasse 11 from Épinal to Le Tholy (as part of the Épinal- Colmar highway ) passes Cheniménil as a northern bypass. Départementstrasse 159bis ( Rambervillers - Pouxeux ) crosses the municipality in a north-south direction . On the eastern municipal boundary to Docelles the breakpoint is Cheniménil-Docelles on the TER Lorraine operated railway line Arches - Saint-Die .

Personalities

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Cheniménil on vosges-archives.com. (pdf; 125 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; Retrieved December 19, 2011 (French). 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vosges-archives.com
  2. ↑ chenimenil.pagesperso-orange.fr/histoire
  3. ↑ 2014
  4. ↑ Article on usinenouvelle.com. Retrieved December 19, 2011 (French).
  5. ↑ Cheniménil on cassini.ehess.fr
  6. ↑ Cheniménil on insee.fr
  7. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Cheniménil  - collection of images