La Grande-Fosse
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Canton | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 | |
| Community association | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 20 ' N , 7 ° 4' E | |
| height | 449-820 m | |
| surface | 6.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 129 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88490 | |
| INSEE code | 88213 | |
| Website | http://www.lagrandefosse.fr/site/index.php | |
 Saint-Gondelbert church |
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La Grande-Fosse is a French commune with 129 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and the canton of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 .
geography
La Grande-Fosse is located around eleven kilometers (as the crow flies) northeast of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges in the Vosges on the border with Alsace. Numerous streams and many wooded hills are typical of the community. La Grande-Fosse is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park . La Grande-Fosse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Grandrupt in the north, Saales in the northeast, La Petite-Fosse and Provenchères-et-Colroy in the south, Ban-de-Sapt to the west and Châtas to the northwest.
The community consists of the village of La Grande-Fosse as well as some hamlets (hameaux) and individual farms.
history
From 1793 to 1801, La Grande-Fosse was part of the Saint-Dié district . From 1793 to 1871 the community was assigned to the canton of Saales . After that, the place belonged to the canton of Provenchères-sur-Fave until 2015 . Administratively, La Grande-Fosse has also been part of the Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges since 1801 . From 1871 to 1918 La Grande-Fosse was the border town between France and Germany. The place was first mentioned by name as Grangia Fossa around 1166 .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1846 | 1856 | 1876 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 367 | 723 | 724 | 638 | 699 | 363 | 330 | 180 | 121 | 92 | 75 | 69 | 90 | 112 | 110 |
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The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows in recent times. The increase between 1866 and 1876 is due to immigrants from the realm of Alsace-Lorraine. In contrast to the neighboring communities, the decline between 1911 and 1921 was modest.
Attractions
- Village church of Saint-Gondelbert from 1830 with interesting tombs
- numerous houses and farmhouses in the village center
- former rectory in La Grande-Fosse, today Mairie (town hall) and school
- former rectory from 1773 in La Bonne-Fontaine
- former Le Pré-Pommier mill from 1873 in La Bonne-Fontaine
- Way cross from 1708 in La Bonne Fontaine
- several boundary stones from the 18th century
- Memorials to the fallen of the First World War
Partial view of the village
at the Col du Las pass
four old landmarks
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Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the cultural assets of La Grande-Fosse (French)
- ↑ Memorial to those who fell in the First World War
- ^ Memorial to German soldiers who died in the First World War
