Girmont
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| local community | Capavenir-Vosges | |
| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Epinal | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 16 ' N , 6 ° 26' E | |
| Post Code | 88150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 88204 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
 Church of the Nativity in Girmont |
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Girmont was an independent French municipality until 2016 with a last 993 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until 2015 ).
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Thaon-les-Vosges , Girmont and Oncourt were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Capavenir-Vosges .
geography
The place is ten kilometers north of the city center of Épinal , the capital (chef-lieu) of the Vosges department.
history
In 1831 a gatehouse and an old Roman bridge were discovered and uncovered. In 1853 two bronze bracelets from the Hallstatt or Latène period were found near Girmont , which archaeologists associate with the possibility of the existence of a Roman camp for monitoring the Moselle in what is now Girmont.
Around the year 1000 Girmont was called Goërici Mont , named after Goericus , Bishop of Metz from 614 to 629. The Maltese cross in the coat of arms indicates a group of Templars who settled near Girmont.
During the Ancien Régimes, Girmont was the seat of a mayor's office under the influence of the diocese of Metz . Ecclesiastically Girmont belonged to the deanery Épinal in the diocese of Saint-Dié .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| Residents | 637 | 642 | 791 | 901 | 1032 | 952 | 940 | 993 | |
| Source: Cassini | |||||||||
Attractions
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary ( Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame ), Monument historique
Economy and Transport
Agriculture plays a subordinate role in Girmont. Due to the proximity to the industrial areas and business parks of Thaon-les-Vosges and Épinal , commuters form the largest group of workers in Girmont.
In Thaon-les-Vosges on the opposite side of the Moselle, there is a connection to the motorway-like RN 57 from Nancy to Épinal and to the TER Lorraine railway network ( Blainville-Damelevières – Lure railway ).
supporting documents
- ↑ Girmont on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Church Nativité-de-Notre-Dame in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
