Golbey
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Epinal | |
| Canton | Golbey | |
| Community association | Epinal | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 12 ' N , 6 ° 26' E | |
| height | 313-386 m | |
| surface | 9.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,623 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 909 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88190 | |
| INSEE code | 88209 | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Golbey is a French commune in the Vosges department in the region Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Agglomération d'Épinal .
With 8,623 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Golbey is the fourth largest city in the Vosges department after Épinal , Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and Gérardmer .
geography
The municipality of Golbey is located just north of Épinal , the capital ( prefecture ) of the Vosges department. The settlement area of Golbeys has grown together with Épinal in several places. There are also overarching settlement and industrial areas to the southwest bordering Chantraine and to Chavelot in the north.
The approximately nine and a half square kilometers large municipal area of Golbey comprises the area between the Moselle , which borders Golbey in the east and the forest area of the Forêt de Souche-Thaon , which gradually rises to the northwest and of which the municipality has a share of about 150 hectares.
The Canal des Vosges runs right through Golbey, the level of which is raised here by 44 meters by the Golbey lock staircase with 15 locks from the Moselle valley to the apex position .
The residential areas in Golbey adjoin Épinal to the north and north-west, separated by the Val d'Olima , while four industrial areas (referred to as ZI No. 1 to 4) connect to the Golbeys residential areas to the west and north and thus close to the canal locks.
Neighboring municipalities of Golbey are Chavelot in the north, Dogneville in the northeast, Épinal in the east and south, Chantraine and Les Forges in the southwest, Uxegney in the west and Domèvre-sur-Avière in the northwest.
history
Golbey's recent history is closely related to the textile industry. The first large spinning mill was built here in 1891. The factory called La Gosse was founded by Adolphe Vogelweith , a former engineer from Alsace. The company was constantly expanding and in 1914 had over 400 employees. Many houses in Golbey date back to when new housing developments were being built.
By 1930 the company had specialized in the production of fine cotton yarns and had over 500 employees. Even after the Second World War, which the company survived with only minor damage, modernization continued. Despite increasing international competition, the textile industry in Golbey was able to hold its own until the 1990s. After outsourcing, partial sales, restructuring and layoffs, the last machines and part of the workforce were relocated to nearby Saint-Nabord in 1997. This is how a long tradition ended in Golbey. The loss, which can also be traced to industrial wasteland, has so far only been partially offset by new companies.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 6560 | 7579 | 8457 | 7822 | 7929 | 7924 | 8220 | 8623 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Church of St. Abdon and Sennen with an organ by Henri Didier from 1893
- Staircase of locks at Golbey on the Canal des Vosges
- Canal bridge: The branch canal, which branches off from the Moselle in Épinal and leads via the port of Épinal to the Canal des Vosges, crosses the Moselle at Golbey on a 100-meter-long and ten-meter-wide bridge
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 101 small and medium-sized trade and service companies in Golbey. After the decline of the textile industry, not only established ones (wood and plastic processing, food processing) but also new industrial companies have settled. The product range of the operations in Golbey today includes machines and systems, cooling and ventilation systems, medical, precision mechanical and optical devices as well as clocks, paper and printed products and sanitary ware. The economy is mainly concentrated in the north of the municipality - here the industrial areas ZI ( industrial zone ) No. 1 to 4 are designated.
There are two schools in Golbey: the École du Center and the Collège Louis Armand and a dance school.
Due to the close connection with Épinal , Golbey is connected to all the surrounding areas by trunk roads. The two-lane Route nationale 57 ( E 23 ) run from Metz via Épinal to Besançon , the departmental roads D 46 (to Rambervillers ) and D 166 (to Neufchâteau and Vittel ) through the municipality of Golbey. The Nancy- Épinal- Remiremont railway line , which is operated by the TER Lorraine company, runs through the center of Golbey, but because it is close to Épinal, the city does not have its own stop.
supporting documents
- ↑ www.vosges-archives.com ( Memento of the original from August 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved May 9, 2010
- ↑ Golbey on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Golbey on insee.fr
- ↑ Trade and service companies on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
- ↑ Golbey on bilans.net ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved May 9, 2010
