Domblain

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Domblain
Domblain (France)
Domblain
region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Saint-Dizier
Canton Eurville-Bienville
Community association Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise
Coordinates 48 ° 28 '  N , 5 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '  N , 5 ° 0'  E
height 179-246 m
surface 5.33 km 2
Residents 80 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 52130
INSEE code 52169

Aerial view of Domblain, looking north

Domblain is a French commune with 80 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and to the municipal association of Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise, founded in 2016 .

geography

The municipality of Domblain is about 20 kilometers south of the arrondissement capital of Saint-Dizier . In the 5.33 km² municipal area of ​​Domblain there are no year-round water-bearing surface rivers. The plateau-like landscape is interrupted by three dry valleys ( Voie de Vallerest, Vallée de la Fouchère, Vallée des Charmottes ), which divert extreme rainfall and snowmelt to the northwest to the Blaise . Except for the Bois des Tailles forest in the northeast and the partly wooded slopes of the dry valleys, the area of ​​the municipality is very poorly forested. At 246 m above sea level, the highest point is reached in the extreme south of the municipality.

Neighboring municipalities to Domblain (clockwise, starting from the north) are: Valleret , Fays , Guindrecourt-aux-Ormes , Morancourt , Rachecourt-Suzémont and Vaux-sur-Blaise .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 115 117 105 92 89 92 92 82
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Bénigne church ( St. Benignus ), built between the 13th and 16th centuries with a new church tower from 1892, classified as a monument historique since 1992
  • Water tower
  • Wash house ( lavoir )
  • Fallen memorial
  • Floor cross
Saint-Bénigne church
  • Old postcards from Domblain
  • Domblain Carte postale 13.jpg
  • Domblain Carte postale 12.jpg
  • Domblain Carte postale 11.jpg
  • Domblain Carte postale 10.jpg

Economy and Infrastructure

Two farms are located in Domblain (cereal cultivation, cattle breeding).

Two kilometers west of Domblain, the D2 trunk road following the Blaise Valley runs from Saint-Dizier via Wassy to Dommartin-le-Franc . In the town of Saint-Dizier, 20 kilometers north of Domblain, there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 4 from Paris to Nancy . The train station in Joinville, 13 kilometers to the east, is on the Blesme-Haussignémont-Chaumont railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Domblain on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Domblain on insee.fr
  3. ^ Church of Saint-Bénigne in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 21, 2019 (French).
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Domblain  - collection of images