Grandvillers
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Epinal | |
| Canton | Bruyères | |
| Community association | Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 14 ′ N , 6 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 334-552 m | |
| surface | 17.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 753 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88600 | |
| INSEE code | 88216 | |
 Location of the municipality of Grandvillers in the Vosges department |
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Grandvillers (1801 still with the spelling Grandviller ) is a French commune in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipality association Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges, founded in 2014 .
geography
The municipality of Grandvillers, with 753 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), is located on the western edge of the Vosges , about halfway between the towns of Épinal and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .
The Arentèle , a tributary of the Mortagne, has its source in the municipality . The north-flowing streams in the area around Grandvillers come from a Vosges foothills that stretches to the southwest as far as the Moselle near Épinal and reaches heights of up to 550 meters above sea level.
Almost two thirds of the 17.46 km² municipal area is forested, with the largest portion falling on the Forêt de Faitre in the south.
Neighboring municipalities of Grandvillers are Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle in the north, Fremifontaine in the northeast, Brouvelieures in the east, Bruyères in the southeast, Fays in the south (point of contact), Viménil in the southwest and Gugnécourt in the west.
history
The current municipality emerged from the hamlets of L'Étang l'Abbé, Le Grand Mont and Le Petit Mont , which were connected by the road from Épinal to Saint-Dié.
Grandvillers can look back on a long industrial history. Paper production began in a mill here as early as 1821. A factory that manufactured cardboard packaging was also located nearby, which existed until 1987. In 1865 a brick factory was added, which produced until 1974 when a fire destroyed the entire company.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 645 | 681 | 631 | 619 | 666 | 712 | 698 | 753 | |
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Attractions
The Church of the Birth of the Virgin ( Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame ) was built in 1878 in neo-Gothic style in place of an older, dilapidated church. Only the tower of the old church remained for the time being, it was renewed in 1924.
Mairie Grandvillers
Church of the Birth of Mary
Economy and Infrastructure
Twelve farms are located in the community (cultivation of aromatic plants, horse and cattle breeding, pig farming).
The D 420 road from Épinal to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges runs through the municipality of Grandvillers . The Bruyères train station, six kilometers from Grandvillers, is on the Arches – Saint-Dié railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ / Histoire d'une tuilerie ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ Grandvillers on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Grandvillers on insee.fr
- ↑ La nouvelle Église on grandvillers.free.fr ( Memento of October 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
