Raves
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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 ° 16 ' N , 7 ° 3' E | |
| height | 357-550 m | |
| surface | 4.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 468 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 116 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88520 | |
| INSEE code | 88375 | |
Raves is a French commune with 468 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 the canton of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges-2 .
geography
The municipality of Raves is located in the Vosges , about ten kilometers 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, which forms the border with the former Alsace region . The municipality covers a section of the Mortetal , which is 500 m wide here shortly before the Morte flows into the Fave . Together with part of the Favetal, Raves has one of the few flat areas in the Vosges that is suitable for agriculture. On the southwestern edge of the settlement, the terrain rises to over 450 m above sea level ( Haut Luxeuil 514 m , north flank of les Grandes Bolles 550 m ). Half of the 4.02 km² community area of Raves is forested.
The district of Ginfosse belongs to raves .
Neighboring communities of Raves are Neuvillers-sur-Fave in the north, Bertrimoutier in the east, Ban-de-Laveline in the south, Coinches in the southwest, Remomeix in the west and Pair-et-Grandrupt in the northwest.
history
The area of today's parish was settled between the years 670 and 700 at the time of the arrival of the first monks around Deodatus , Bishop of Nevers , who founded their cell of the Assumption in the valley of the upper Meurthe . The village of Raves first appears in a document from 1329 as Rayves . It belonged to the Bailiwick of Saint Dié . Raves was church- related for a long time with Bertrimoutier - the church of St. Jacob the Elder, responsible for both parishes, was located here. The rectory, school and cemetery in Bertimoutier were also used by both parishes. A larger chapel was built in Raves in the 19th century and was dedicated to St. Stephen. From 1790 to 1801, Raves was part of the canton of Bertrimoutier. In August 1923, the Raves - Ban-de-Laveline station on the Strasbourg-Saint-Dié railway was opened.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Residents | 227 | 261 | 250 | 318 | 333 | 336 | 442 |
Throughout the 19th to the middle of the 20th century, Raves had a constant population of around 200. Since the 1980s there has been a slight but steady population growth that has continued to this day. The main reasons for this were and are the cheap and abundant building land and the good transport links for commuters.
Attractions
- Saint-Etienne chapel
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture only plays a subordinate role in raves today. 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.
Transport links
Raves is on the RN 59 from Lunéville via the Maurice-Lemaire tunnel to Sélestat . Other roads lead from Raves to Fraize , Coinches , Neuvillers-sur-Fave and Wisembach . The Raves - Ban-de-Laveline station on the Strasbourg – Saint-Dié railway line is in the municipality of Raves.
supporting documents
- ↑ Raves on vosges-archives.com. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 26, 2014 ; Retrieved August 22, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Population statistics on cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 22, 2014 (French).
Web links
- Raves on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)