Gemmelaincourt

Gemmelaincourt
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Vittel
Community association	Terre d'Eau
Coordinates	48 ° 17 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E
height	328-430 m
surface	7.42 km 2
Residents	149 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88170
INSEE code	88194
	; Mairie and school building

Gemmelaincourt is a French commune with 149 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in Grand Est ( Lorraine until 2015 ). It is part of the Neufchâteau arrondissement and the Terre d'Eau community association founded in 2017 .

geography

The municipality of Gemmelaincourt is located on the southern edge of the Xaintois landscape , about twelve kilometers north of Vittel . The area around is characterized by hills and the floodplain of the Vraine , a left tributary of the Vair . In the west and east, the municipality has shares in larger forest areas ( Le Haut du Voie, Bois du Gingre, Bois Dessous Haye ). The Bois du Gingre on the border with the municipality of Parey-sous-Montfort is also the highest point in the municipality at 430 m , while the village of Gemmelaincourt is at 335 m above sea level.

Neighboring municipalities of Gemmelaincourt are Saint-Menge in the north, Ménil-en-Xaintois and Offroicourt in the northeast, Viviers-lès-Offroicourt in the east, Domjulien in the southeast and Parey-sous-Montfort and Belmont-sur-Vair in the southwest.

history

Earlier spellings of the place name were Gemnaincourt, Gemenaincourt or Gemelaincourt . It was not until 1857 that the community received its current name. During the Ancien Régime the village belonged to the Mirecourt Bailiwick .

Before the church of St. Maurus was built in 1730, Gemmelaincourt was an ecclesiastical annex to the parish of Saint-Menge. The later separate parish belonged to the diocese of Toul and to the deanery of Porsas. The Remiremont chapter also received a share of the tithe.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	235	223	191	180	155	138	158	149
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In the first half of the 19th century Gemmelaincourt still had over 400 inhabitants.

Attractions

St. Maurus Church
two lavoirs
former castle
Rural hotel Le Jardin des Lys

St. Maurus Church

Gemmelaincourt Castle - a simple three-story building on a rectangular floor plan with the main facade facing west - was the property of the Leopold Marquis de Hennezel Francogney , who came from a family of glassmakers from the woods around Darney in 1793, at the time of the beginning of the French Revolution Lord of the castle arrested and imprisoned in Mirecourt . Shortly before the scaffold, he managed to escape to Switzerland. He took part in the restoration campaigns and later even became mayor of Gemmelaincourt. From the 19th century to the mid-1980s, the castle served as a rectory. The community took over the building but was unable to finance the repair of the damage. A new owner was less interested in maintaining the castle and sold the chimneys, floor coverings and wooden beams separately. The next owner, the painter and engraver Franck Hommage from Nancy, began renovating the house, but it was partially destroyed in a fire on January 25, 2015. It is currently being examined whether the remains of the castle can be listed as a monument historique .

Gemmelaincourt Castle before the fire
Rural hotel Le Jardin des Lys

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to local small businesses and trade, agriculture still plays an important role in Gemmelaincourt and the surrounding area. Five farms are located in the community (cereal cultivation, dairy farming, horse and cattle breeding). Some residents are commuters to the business parks of Gironcourt-sur-Vraine , Vittel and Mirecourt .

The partly two-lane expressway (D 166) from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau runs five kilometers north of Gemmelaincourt. There are also road links to the neighboring municipalities of Saint-vielle, Domjulien and Parey-sous-Montfort.