Lépanges-sur-Vologne
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Epinal | |
| Canton | Bruyères | |
| Community association | Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 10 ′ N , 6 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 394-664 m | |
| surface | 7.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 850 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 112 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88600 | |
| INSEE code | 88266 | |
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Lépanges-sur-Vologne is a French commune with 850 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipality of Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges .
geography
The municipality of Lépanges-sur-Vologne is located in the Vosges at an altitude of about 400 m above sea level, 20 kilometers northwest of Gérardmer and 15 kilometers east of Épinal .
The area of the 7.57 km² municipal area extends from the Moselle tributary Vologne to the heights of almost 650 m to the north and south of the Vologne. The section of the Volognetal in the area of the municipality of Lépanges is up to 500 m wide and offers space for a loose structure of fields, pastureland and settlement areas. In Lépanges, the Ruisseau de Malenrupt, coming from the south, flows into the Vologne. About half of the municipal area is forested, especially in the north and south, where the forest edge follows approximately the 500 meter contour line. The highest point in the municipality is the 664 m high Steaumont in the extreme southeast.
Lépanges-sur-Vologne includes the districts and hamlets of La Levrée, La Beure, Faing Vairel, Palhieu, Hadrange, Girondeménil, Ferme de Calotté and La Haute Verrière .
Neighboring municipalities of La Lépanges-sur-Vologne are Fays in the north, Prey in the east, Fiménil and Laveline-du-Houx in the southeast, La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges in the south, Deycimont in the west and Méménil and Viménil in the northwest.
history
Lépanges appeared as a Lesperange as early as the 11th and 12th centuries. The village was part of the bailiwick of Bruyères . The residents were divided into two parishes: they went to Champ-le-Duc or to Charmois-devant-Bruyères , and later to Deycimont . All three parishes belonged to the dean's office of Bruyères in the diocese of Épinal.
Lépanges only got its own parish church in 1866, it was consecrated to Saint-Libaire, a holy martyr who was beheaded in 362 on the orders of the Roman Emperor Julian. The girls 'school in Lépanges was built in 1860, the mayor's and (boys') school building followed in 1877.
During the French Revolution, Lépanges belonged to the later disbanded canton of Docelles .
In the second half of the 19th century, the area around Lépanges was known nationwide for starch production. In 1880 there were 153 starch producers in the neighboring town of La Neuveville alone. Potatoes served as the starting point, and energy was supplied by numerous water mills on the Vologne.
In 1870 Lépanges got a railway connection. The station was on the Arches - Saint-Dié line .
For a long time the most important branch of business in Lépanges was the textile industry. A factory founded in Tourcoing in 1946 and relocated to Lépanges in 1964 comprised the weaving, dyeing and sewing departments. Operations ceased in autumn 2008.
In 1984 Lépanges-sur-Vologne became known nationally and internationally as the home of the victim and the suspect in the Grégory murder case .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 909 | 1059 | 1090 | 1035 | 1006 | 950 | 926 | 850 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint-Libaire
- Arboretum in the Palhieu district
- Fallen memorial
Parish Church of Saint-Libaire
Fallen memorial
Economy and Infrastructure
There are seven farms in the community (cultivation of herbs for spirits production, dairy farming, cattle breeding). Small businesses (bakery, construction and repair companies) also dominate. Many of the community's residents are now commuters to the nearby industrial parks on Vologne and the Upper Moselle .
Transport links
Lépanges-sur-Vologne is away from the national traffic flows. The D 11 road from Docelles to Bruyères runs through the municipality . Lépanges station is on the Arches – Saint-Dié line operated by TER Lorraine .
supporting documents
- ↑ Lépanges on vosges-archives.com. (PDF; 60 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved April 4, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Lépanges-sur-Vologne on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Lépanges-sur-Vologne on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
