Madonne-et-Lamerey

Madonne-et-Lamerey
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Epinal
Canton	Darney
Community association	Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates	48 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 14' E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 14' E
height	294-433 m
surface	7.02 km 2
Residents	401 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88270
INSEE code	88281
	; Town hall and school building

Madonne-et-Lamerey is a French commune in the department of Vosges in the region of Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire, founded in 2017 .

geography

Location of the commune of Madonne-et-Lamerey in the Vosges department

The municipality of Madonne-et-Lamerey with 401 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) is located on the Gitte , a tributary of the Madon , about 18 kilometers west of Épinal and twelve kilometers southeast of the small town of Mirecourt .

The area of the municipality is long; it reaches a north-south extension of six kilometers. The settlement area of the neighboring municipality of Dompaire connects seamlessly to the center of Madonne-et-Lamerey.

Neighboring communities of Madonne-et-Lamerey are Bouzemont in the north, Derbamont and Circourt in the northeast, Damas-et-Bettegney in the east, Ville-sur-Illon in the south and Dompaire in the west.

history

The area of today's municipality was part of the Madonne ban , which also included the villages of Lamerey, Naglaincourt, Craincourt and Chenimont . The ban was under the Bailiwick of Dompaire , the abbesses of the Chapitre de Remiremont exercised the high and low jurisdiction . There is no church in Madonne-et-Lamerey. The residents used to be parish in Laviéville . In 1793 the spelling of the place name was Madonnes , in 1801 it was still Madonne et la Mercy .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	464	441	401	404	375	384	384	401
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

There are no churches or chapels in Madonne-et-Lamerey.

Monument Leclerc
former lavoir (wash house) in Madonne

Monument Leclerc in Lamerey
Former wash house in Madonne

Economy and Infrastructure

Six farms are located in the municipality (cultivation of grain as well as tree, bush and nut fruits, dairy farming).

The two-lane department road D 166 from Épinal to Mirecourt / Neufchâteau runs between today's village center and the hamlet of Lamerey . At the nearby Dompaire junction, the D 28 / D 3 branches off to Vittel and to the A31 autoroute .