Fomerey

Fomerey
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Epinal
Canton	Golbey
Community association	Epinal
Coordinates	48 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 20' E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 20' E
height	333-381 m
surface	5.03 km 2
Residents	158 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88390
INSEE code	88174
	; Location of the municipality of Fomerey ; in the Vosges department

Fomerey (1801 still with the spelling Fromecy ) is a French commune in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and since 2012 the municipal association Agglomération d'Épinal .

geography

The community of Fomerey with 158 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) is located eleven kilometers northwest of Épinal , the prefecture of the Vosges department.

The Ruisseau de l'Étang , a tributary of the Avière, has its source in the municipality . The Ruisseau de Jaunay, which comes from the northwest, flows northeast of the village center into the Ruisseau de l'Étang . The settlement was built on the slightly elevated terrain between the two streams. The ground relief around Fomerey is characterized by gentle hills, in the east of the municipality the terrain rises gradually and reaches the highest point at 381 meters above sea level.

The town hall ( Mairie ) forms the center of the village, which is surrounded by closed buildings; there is no church in Fomerey. The Route de Gigney to the north is loosely built and merges seamlessly into the area of the municipality of Gigney .

The four forest areas in the west, south-west and east of the municipality have a total area of approx. 100 hectares. Most of the five km² municipal area is used for agriculture.

Neighboring communities of Fomerey are Gigney in the north, Domèvre-sur-Avière in the east, Uxegney in the south-east, Darnieulles in the south and Bocquegney in the west.

history

Remains of a Gallo-Roman settlement were found one kilometer from the village center. The existence of the village of Fomerey has been attested since the 15th century. The spell of Bocquegney , which also includes the village Fomerey mattered was owned by the governors of Darney .

Population development

Village center with the town hall

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	103	112	96	105	112	120	149	158
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

three wells
Lavoir
stone wayside cross

Economy and Infrastructure

Five farms (fruit growing, dairy farming, cattle breeding) and small craft businesses (horticulture, facade renovation, plumbing) are located in Fomerey. Some residents commute to the nearby Épinal agglomeration. Since the school in Fomerey closed, the children have been looked after in neighboring Darnieulles .

Fomerey is connected to the neighboring communities by side roads, south of the community the D 166, which is partially expanded to two lanes, leads from Épinal to Vittel / Neufchâteau .