Circourt
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Vosges | |
Arrondissement | Epinal | |
Canton | Darney | |
Community association | Mirecourt Dompaire | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 15 ′ N , 6 ° 17 ′ E | |
height | 311-465 m | |
surface | 5.93 km 2 | |
Residents | 88 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 88270 | |
INSEE code | 88103 | |
Mairie Circourt |
Circourt (1793 still with the spelling Crecourt ) is a French commune 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 Circourt, with 88 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), is 16 kilometers northwest of Épinal . The Robert , an eleven kilometer long tributary of the Gitte, has its source in Circourt . In the municipality, at 465 meters above sea level, is the highest point of the hill country between the Moselle and Madon . The Croix de Virine rises at its summit .
Neighboring communities of Circourt are Derbamont in the north-west and north, Bouxières-aux-Bois in the east, Bocquegney in the south-east, Hennecourt and Damas-et-Bettegney in the south and Madonne-et-Lamerey in the south-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
Residents | 92 | 101 | 79 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 100 | 88 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Church of St. Claudius ( Saint Claude )
Economy and Infrastructure
There are five farms in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding).
Circourt can only be reached via side streets. Six kilometers to the south there is a connection to the two-lane D 166 trunk road from Mirecourt to Épinal . Thaon-les-Vosges station, 17 kilometers east of Essegney, is on the Blainville-Damelevières-Lure railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Croix de Virine on petit-patrimoine.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010 (French).
- ↑ Circourt on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Circourt on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)