Contrexéville
| Contrexéville | ||
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau | |
| Canton | Vittel | |
| Community association | Terre d'Eau | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | |
| height | 324-442 m | |
| surface | 14.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,202 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 214 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88140 | |
| INSEE code | 88114 | |
| Website | www.ville-contrexeville.fr/ | |
 Location of Contrexéville in the Vosges department |
||
Contrexéville is a French commune with 3,202 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
Contrexéville is famous for its thermal springs known and also by the mineral water sold under the brand Contrex is marketed.
geography
Contrexéville is a small town in north-eastern France. It is located on the river Vair and is adjacent to Vittel , which is also known as a thermal spring.
Neighboring communities of Contrexéville are Mandres-sur-Vair and Norroy in the north, Vittel in the east, Lignéville in the south-east, Dombrot-le-Sec in the south, Suriauville in the south-west and Bulgnéville in the west.
history
A first written mention of the place can be found for the year 1213 in the form of Gundrecivilla . In 1402 it became Gondrexevilla .
coat of arms
Silver wave on a sky-blue background, gold-crowned eagle; at the top there is a gold lion swinging curved sword on green against the sun.
The coat of arms that has been used since 1925. refers to two heads of state who were important for the spa: the eagle is borrowed from the Polish coat of arms of Stanislaus I. Leszczyński , who was temporarily King of Poland , then Duke of Lorraine and Bar and who was particularly interested in the medicinal springs of Contrexéville.
The representation of the lion is taken from the old Persian flag. Shah Mozaffar ed-Din visited the place in 1900, 1902 and 1905 for spa stays. The silver wave between the two images symbolizes the importance of water for the health resort.
Population development
| year | 1806 | 1876 | 1886 | 1896 | 1906 | 1921 | 1931 | 1946 | 1962 | 1975 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 676 | 772 | 875 | 854 | 940 | 805 | 1021 | 1062 | 2228 | 4076 | 3945 | 3708 | 3526 |
Sources: cassini.ehess.fr ; INSEE
The former community Outrancourt was incorporated into the city in 1965.
Transport links
Contrexéville is about seven kilometers away in connection Bulgnéville the A31 autoroute connected to the French road network. It is 48 km to the east of Épinal and 88 km to Nancy in the north.
The Contrexéville station is located on the Merrey – Hymont-Mattaincourt line, which is now only used as replacement bus services .
The Green Road ( Route Verte ) begins in Contrexéville , a cross-border holiday route that crosses the Vosges, crosses the Rhine near Breisach am Rhein and ends in the north route in Lindau (Lake Constance) .
Attractions
- St-Epvre Church with a listed tower from the 12th century.
Town twinning
- Bad Rappenau (Germany) since 1982
- Seia ( Portugal ), since 1988
- Luso (Portugal), since 1988
- Mealhada (Portugal), since 1988
- Llandrindod Wells in Wales (United Kingdom) since 1992
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Contrexéville, canton de Vittel , cths.fr
- ↑ Contrexéville - Notice Communale ( French ) cassini.ehess. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ Dossier complet Commune de Contrexéville (88114) ( French ) Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved February 13, 2019.