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Punk red
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Neufchâteau
Community association	Ouest Vosgien
Coordinates	48 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 49 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ N , 5 ° 49 ′ E
height	283-361 m
surface	13.77 km 2
Residents	157 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88630
INSEE code	88363
	; Mairie Punerot

Punerot is a French commune with 157 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region . It is part of the Neufchâteau arrondissement and the Ouest Vosgien community association founded in 2017 .

geography

Punerot is located about 25 kilometers south of Toul on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department . Punerot is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saulxures-lès-Vannes in the north, Autreville in the east, Harmonville and Tranqueville-Graux in the southeast, Martigny-les-Gerbonvaux in the south, Ruppes in the west and Mont-l'Étroit in the northwest.

The Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul railway line and the Via Agrippa Roman road from Lyon to Trier run through the municipality .

history

Ceramic and stone finds suggest a settlement during Roman times. Possibly there were thermal baths and baths on Via Agrippa in Punerot.

When the communes and cantons were founded in 1793, the commune was initially called Prunerot (until 1801).

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	214	189	163	136	112	136	178	157
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Élophe church
Field cross from 1751 ( La croix Marchal )

Saint-Élophe church
North side
East Side

Economy and Infrastructure

Former station building of Punerot on the Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul railway line

There are eight farms in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding).

The D 19 trunk road from Autreville to Greux runs through Punerot . Another road connection is to Mont-l'Étroit . The next connection to the A 31 autoroute is ten kilometers northeast of Punerot.