Docelles
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Epinal | |
| Community association | Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 37' E | |
| height | 373-630 m | |
| surface | 8.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 879 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 101 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88460 | |
| INSEE code | 88135 | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Docelles is a French commune with 879 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipality of Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges .
geography
The small town of Docelles is between Épinal and Gérardmer in the western foothills of the Vosges .
The municipality of Docelles includes part of the lower Volognetal , which is up to 1500 meters wide here at the mouth of the tributary Barba , as well as the mountain ridges north and south of the Volognetal, which reach up to 630 meters above sea level. The lower areas of the 8.74 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 Forêt de Fossard extends in the south to the town of Remiremont ).
Neighboring municipalities of Docelles are Le Roulier in the north, Deycimont in the northeast, La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges and Faucompierres in the east, Xamontarupt in the southeast and south and Cheniménil in the west.
history
The wooded surroundings and the hydropower of the Vologne were the main prerequisites for a wood and paper industry that has a long tradition in Docelles. Instead of an old water mill, there is a paper mill that still exists today and that shapes the townscape.
In Docelles, the first vellum paper was made in Claude Krantz's paper mill in the 18th century .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 1058 | 1087 | 1004 | 1071 | 1024 | 1011 | 1003 | 879 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Valbert church from the 18th century
Economy and Infrastructure
Docelles is an industrial community. The largest employer in town until January 2014 was the now closed paper mill ( Papeteries de Docelles ), which belonged to the UPM Kymmene group. Other Docelles-based operations include a paper processing company and a sawmill. In addition, seven farms are located in Docelles (vegetable growing, cattle breeding).
As a small center for the surrounding communities, numerous craft, trade and service companies as well as doctors have settled in Docelles. Docelles is also a primary school location.
The trunk road D 11 ( Épinal - Le Tholy ) leads past Docelles as a northern bypass. The Cheniménil-Docelles stop on the Arches-Saint-Dié railway line operated by TER Lorraine is located on the western border of the municipality of Cheniménil .
supporting documents
- ↑ Jörg Stadelbauer: Resource assessment and settlement development in higher low mountain ranges using the example of the Vosges, PDF file
- ↑ Docelles on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Docelles on insee.fr
- ↑ Martina Reinhardt: UPM finally closes Docelles paper mill in France. (No longer available online.) Print.de, January 22, 2014, archived from the original on June 2, 2014 ; Retrieved June 2, 2014 . 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.
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
