Damas-et-Bettegney
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Vosges | |
Arrondissement | Epinal | |
Canton | Darney | |
Community association | Mirecourt Dompaire | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 16' E | |
height | 296-425 m | |
surface | 15.07 km 2 | |
Residents | 366 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 88270 | |
INSEE code | 88122 | |
Location of the municipality of Damas-et-Bettegney in the Vosges department |
Damas-et-Bettegney is a French commune in the Vosges department of Region Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire, founded in 2017 .
geography
The municipality of Damas-et-Bettegney with 366 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) is located about 15 kilometers west of Épinal and 15 kilometers southeast of the small town of Mirecourt . The Gitte , a small tributary of the Madon , flows through the municipality in a south-east-north-west direction . The gitte takes on the Ruisseau des Preys and Ruisseau le Saurupt streams here .
The forest area in the municipal area amounts to around 200 ha, by far the largest proportion of the area is used for agricultural purposes.
Neighboring communities of Damas-et-Bettegney are Circourt in the north, Bocquegney in the northeast, Hennecourt in the east, Gorhey in the southeast, Dommartin-aux-Bois (point of contact) and Harol in the south, Ville-sur-Illon in the southwest and Madonne-et-Lamerey in the West.
history
In the early 18th century Damas belonged to the rule of the Baron von Dommartin . The municipality with today's territorial status was formed in 1800 by the merger of Damas-devant-Dompaire and Bettegney-devant-Dompaire .
The church was built in Damas in 1724. The mayor's and boys' school building ( mairie-école ) dates from 1812.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
Residents | 339 | 383 | 309 | 269 | 318 | 320 | 380 | 366 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Church of St. Medardus ( Saint-Médard ) from 1724
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 16 farms in the municipality (grain and fruit growing, dairy farming, horse and cattle breeding).
The D 166 trunk road from Épinal to Mirecourt / Neufchâteau , which is partially expanded to two lanes, runs between today's village center and the district of Bettegney . At the nearby Dompaire junction , the D 28 / D 3 branches off to Vittel and to the A31 autoroute .
supporting documents
- ↑ Damas-et-Bettegney on vosges-archives.com ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (French; PDF; 75 kB)
- ↑ Damas-et-Bettegney on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Damas-et-Bettegney on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)