Gerbépal

Gerbépal
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton	Gerardmer
Community association	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates	48 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 55' E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 55' E
height	583-1,083 m
surface	19.18 km 2
Residents	589 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88430
INSEE code	88198
	; View of Gerbépal from the west

Gerbépal is a French commune in the Vosges department in the region of Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and to the municipal association of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, founded in 2017 .

geography

The Vosges municipality Gerbépal, with 589 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), is located on the upper Neuné , a tributary of the Vologne , between the towns of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and Gérardmer . The municipality extends from the Col du Plafond (620 m, transition to the Meurthe valley ) in the north to the Col de Martimpré (796 m, transition to the Vologne valley) in the south over a length of ten kilometers.

The districts of Aux Fourneaux, La Basse de Martimpré, Les Trexons and Martimpré belong to the 19.18 km² community .

Neighboring municipalities of Gerbépal are Anould in the north, Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy in the east, Xonrupt-Longemer in the south, Gérardmer in the south-west, Arrentès-de-Corcieux in the west and Corcieux in the north-west.

Col du Plafond
Col de Martimpré

history

In 1378 the village was first mentioned as Gerbepaltz . At that time it consisted of the hamlets of Ruxurieux and Vichibure and was part of the Martimprey lordship, which was assigned to the Bailliage of Bruyères .

A castle from 1532 was located near the chapel in the Martimpré district. It was destroyed in 1635 during the Thirty Years' War, the ruins torn down in 1830. Instead of the castle, two houses were built, one of which was burned down by German troops in 1944.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	431	449	380	436	483	503	530	589
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, built in the late 17th century
Sainte-Anne chapel in the Martimpré district, built in 1606

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Chapel of Sainte-Anne

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 13 farms in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding). In addition to tourism and small businesses (bakery, car repair, candle making), handicrafts and tourism are playing an increasingly important role. In the north of the municipality, in front of the Col du Plafond, there is a kart track .

Kart track at the Col du Plafond

The main road in the municipality connects Gerbépal with the city of Gérardmer and (via Anould ) with the sub-prefecture of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges as the D 8 . The D 86 leads from Gerbépal to the small town of Corcieux .