Frapelle
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Canton | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 | |
| Community association | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 18 ' N , 7 ° 4' E | |
| height | 375-560 m | |
| surface | 4.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 190 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88490 | |
| INSEE code | 88182 | |
 Town hall ( mairie ) Frapelle |
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Frapelle is a French commune with 190 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and the municipality of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .
geography
Frapelle is located on the Fave River in the Vosges , about ten kilometers east of the city of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (as the crow flies) and about ten kilometers southwest of the Vosges ridge, which marks the border with the Alsace region . The districts Charémont and Grandgoutte belong to Frapelle . Frapelle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Beulay in the north, Lusse in the east, Lesseux in the south-east, Combrimont in the south, Neuvillers-sur-Fave in the south-west and Nayemont-les-Fosses and La Petite-Fosse in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 183 | 183 | 203 | 231 | 209 | 215 | 190 | ||
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Claire chapel in the Charémont district
- large wayside cross ( Croix de Graipaire )
Economy and Infrastructure
There are three farms in the municipality (vegetable growing, dairy farming, cattle breeding).
Lesseux-Frapelle train station is 400 m above sea level in the municipality of Lesseux on the railway line from Saint-Dié to Strasbourg .
Via Frapelle, Route nationale 59 leads from Lunéville via Saint-Dié up the Fave valley over the 554 m high Col de Saales into the Alsatian Breuschtal . In Frapelle, Route nationale 159 branches off from Route nationale 59, which crosses under the Vosges ridge through the toll Maurice-Lemaire tunnel and considerably shortens the route to the Rhine Valley.
