Repel

Repel
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Epinal
Canton	Mirecourt
Community association	Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates	48 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 58' E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 58' E
height	319-373 m
surface	3.46 km 2
Residents	84 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88500
INSEE code	88389
	; Mairie Repel

Repel is a French commune with 84 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire .

geography

Location of the municipality of Repel
in the Vosges department

The municipality of Repel is located in the Xaintois region on the border with the Meurthe-et-Moselle department , about 40 kilometers northwest of Épinal and 37 kilometers south of Nancy .

The relief of the 3.46 km² municipal area is poorly structured. In the northeast, the highest point on a plateau is reached at 373 m above sea level ( Haut de France ). A little to the north is the ridge of the Colline de Sion with the distinctive Signal de Vaudémont tower (541 m). In the extreme southeast of the community which runs Rhein - Maas - watershed .

The municipal area is drained from the Ruisseau de Bicène to the Vraine in the catchment area of the Meuse. Wide grain fields are characteristic of the area. Smaller forest areas can be found in the east ( Bois de la Qouquiotte, Les Étocs ).

Neighboring communities of Repel are Aboncourt in the north, Chef-Haut in the northeast, Oëlleville in the southeast, Totainville in the southwest and Saint-Prancher in the west.

history

In 1147 the place appears as alodium respe (see Allod ) for the first time in a document.

During the Ancien Régime , Repel was part of the Bailliage Mirecourt . On the eve of the French Revolution, several gentlemen from the area shared the property in Repel.

Repel does not have its own church. The residents were parish in the neighboring towns of Saint-Prancher and Aboncourt . The pastors of Saint-Prancher and Aboncourt each received a sixth of the tenth , a third went to the Remiremont chapter and a third to the St. Gangolf monastery ( Collégiale Saint-Gengoult ) in Toul . The parish of Saint-Prancher belonged to the deanery Poussay in the diocese of Toul.

The street name Rue de la Chapelle is reminiscent of a Saint-Gérard chapel that no longer exists today . The Mairie and school building was built in 1836.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	109	111	112	94	79	67	62	84
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Lavoir in repel

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture still plays an important role in Repel. There are four farms in the municipality (mainly dairy farming).

The community is away from the national traffic flows. Six kilometers south of the village is the department road 166, which has partly been expanded to two lanes and runs from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau .