Mandray

Mandray
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2
Community association	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates	48 ° 13 ′ N , 7 ° 0 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ N , 7 ° 0 ′ E
height	398-770 m
surface	12.36 km 2
Residents	589 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	48 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88650
INSEE code	88284
	; Town hall and school building in Mandray

Mandray is a French commune with 589 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .

geography

The municipality of Mandray is located in the Vosges , about ten kilometers south-east of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , the capital (chef-lieu) of the arrondissement of the same name and about ten kilometers west of the Vosges ridge. The northern, eastern and southern municipal boundaries run on mountain ridges that enclose the catchment area of the mountain stream and Meurthe tributary Bérinchamp or Mandresey . A gap between these natural boundaries is formed in the north-west by the transition to the Meurthetal, which is almost 1000 m wide. The highest point in the municipality of Mandray is 770 m above sea level in the extreme southeast. Other prominent elevations are Tête des Raqués (688 m) and le Lange (731 m).

The territory of the municipality of Mandray is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park ( Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges ).

Almost three quarters of the 12.36 km² municipal area of Mandray consists of forests ( Forêt Communale de Mandray ). In the lower-lying areas there is pastureland, and economic arable farming is only possible to a limited extent due to the altitude.

The districts of Basse Mandray, Haute Mandray, Bénifosse and Mardichamp belong to Mandray .

Neighboring communities of Mandray are Entre-deux-Eaux in the north, La Croix-aux-Mines in the east, Fraize in the south, Anould in the southwest and Saint-Léonhard in the west.

history

The name of the village Mandray has been handed down since the 11th century (initially as Mandritio ). At that time there was a ban that included the villages and hamlets of Haute-, Moyenne- and Basse-Mandray, Bénifosse, Entre-Deux-Eaux, Remémont and Fouchifol . The lower , middle and high jurisdiction over the ban Mandray exercised the chapter Saint-Dié . From the 17th century, the mayors of Mandray were under the Bailiwick of St. Die. Until the construction of the Church of St. James in 1666, the residents of Mandray were parish in the neighboring parish Fraize . The Church of St. James was part of the diocese and deanery of Saint-Dié . The town hall and school building was built in 1853; Another school in the district of Haute Mandray was built in 1849. From 1790 to 1801 Mandray belonged to the canton of Saint-Leonard.

Population development

From 1821 to 1911, Mandray always had more than 1,000 residents. After three wars and the decline of the textile industry in the area, the population dropped below 700.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2017
Residents	501	429	411	523	596	619	627	589
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

St. James Church

Church of St. James ( Église Saint-Jacques ), built in 1666

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 16 farms in the community (cereal and vegetable growing, dairy farming, horse and cattle breeding, pig farming). Cheese making and the distilling of fruit schnapps ( eau de vie ) are noteworthy . Due to the abundance of forests in the upper Vosges, forestry has a long tradition. Numerous holiday homes and guest houses underline the growing importance of tourism.

Mandray is located away from the nationally important traffic routes. Via the 697 m high Col de Mandray , the community is connected to the D23 trunk road from Fraize to Raves , which forms a link between the Col du Bonhomme and Col de Sainte-Marie passes . To the northwest, a road leads from Mandray into the Meurthe valley and to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .