Granges-sur-Vologne

Granges-sur-Vologne
local community	Granges-Aumontzey
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates	48 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 47' E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 47' E
Post Code	88640
Former INSEE code	88218
Incorporation	January 1, 2016
status	Commune déléguée
	; former town hall (Hôtel de ville) of Granges-sur-Vologne

Saint-Georges church

Part of the Berchigranges Botanical Garden

Granges-sur-Vologne is a former French commune with the last 2,251 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belonged to the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and the former municipality of Gérardmer-Monts et Vallées . On January 1, 2016, Granges-sur-Vologne was merged with Aumontzey in the newly formed municipality of Granges-Aumontzey .

geography

Granges-sur-Vologne is located in the Vosges , about 27 kilometers east of Épinal and twelve kilometers northwest of Gérardmer .

The 29.64 km² large municipal area extended in the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park for ten kilometers along the upper reaches of the Vologne River . The Vologne has cut deeply into the surrounding mountains. Only in the area of the village of Granges does the valley ( Vallée des Granges ) expand to about 1000 m width. To the east and west of the Volognetal valley, the wooded mountain peaks reach heights of over 700 m above sea level. The highest point at 926 m is located in the extreme southeast of the municipality.

More than half of the former municipal area is covered by forests. It is a large contiguous forest, Forêt Domaniale de Vologne . The altitude of the valley locations of over 600 meters means that there is hardly any economic arable farming, so cattle pastures dominate in the valley and on the lower slopes. There are also individual mountain farms in the higher elevations.

Granges-sur-Vologne included the districts of Frambéménil, Les Voids, Chevalpré, Les Jumeaix, Le Hulle, La Sauteure, Blanchefeigne, Les Évelines, Les Aulnaux, Petempré, Le Haut Rain, Le Spoix and Berchigranges .

Neighboring communities of Granges-sur-Vologne were Aumontzey in the north, Vienville in the northeast, Barbey-Seroux in the east, Gérardmer in the southeast, Liézey in the south, Champdray in the west and Jussarupt in the northwest.

history

The spell Granges was before the revolution of the Bailliage of Bruyeres . The village church, dedicated to St. George, was a branch of the parish in Champ-le-Duc . After the formation of the southern Lorraine communities in 1790, Granges was the canton's capital from 1792 to 1801. In May 1836 Granges had to give up a small part of its territory along with other municipalities to create the new municipality of Liézey . The additional designation -sur-Vologne led the municipality since a corresponding ordinance of July 24, 1917 to differentiate itself from other municipalities called Granges .

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the patron saint St. George as a dragon slayer on a blue background in silver ; in the right upper corner on a silver background a red water wheel, which refers to the numerous mills on the Vologne .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	2880	2753	2794	2758	2485	2449	2332	2251
Source: Cassini

Attractions

Saint-Georges church from the 15th century (the tower dates from 1662) with a Jacquot organ

privately operated botanical garden in the Berchigranges district

several wayside crosses in the area of the municipality

Economy and Infrastructure

Parts of the old Walter Seitz textile factory

The residents of Granges-sur-Vologne work in the forestry and wood industry (several sawmills) or in the trade and services sector. There are also jobs in the tourism sector (boarding houses and holiday homes). 24 farms are located in Granges-sur-Vologne (cultivation of grain, vegetables and fruit, dairy farming, breeding of horses, camels, cattle, sheep and goats). The largest employer in the community is the textile company "Walter-Seitz". Until the middle of the 19th century, hemp was processed at home on handlooms in winter in the Vosges. In Granges and the surrounding area, they specialized in the manufacture of household linen. Cotton spinning began in Granges-sur-Vologne in 1856 with the entrepreneur Étienne Joseph Seitz , who used the water power of the Vologne for mechanization. Unlike in many areas of Lorraine, which saw the decline of the textile industry in the second half of the 20th century, the textile company in Granges-sur-Vologne has survived to this day.

Granges-sur-Vologne is on the D 423 highway that connects Bruyères with Gérardmer . There are also road connections to Le Tholy , Laval-sur-Vologne and Corcieux . The nearest train station is in the municipality of Laveline-devant-Bruyères, six kilometers away .