Rouvres-la-Chétive
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Vosges | |
Arrondissement | Neufchâteau | |
Canton | Neufchâteau | |
Community association | Ouest Vosgien | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 19 ′ N , 5 ° 47 ′ E | |
height | 345-483 m | |
surface | 11.33 km 2 | |
Residents | 450 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 88170 | |
INSEE code | 88401 | |
Monumental cross Saint-Pierre |
Rouvres-la-Chétive is a French commune with 450 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015: Lorraine ). The municipality is part of the Neufchâteau arrondissement and the Ouest Vosgien municipal association founded in 2017 . The residents call themselves Roburien (ne) s .
geography
Rouvres-la-Chétive is located on the Frézelle , a tributary of the Vair , about nine kilometers southeast of Neufchâteau . Rouvres-la-Chétive is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rollainville and Vouxey in the north, Châtenois in the east, Darney-aux-Chênes in the southeast, Ollainville in the south, Landaville in the southwest and Tilleux and Certilleux in the west.
history
During the Ancien Régime Rouvres-la-Chétive was part of the Bailiwick of Neufchateau. The parish of the former church of St. Martin belonged to the Deanery Châtenois in the Diocese of Toul, Dean Châtenois under the auspices of the Abbey of Saint-Evre in Toul . The name suffix -la-Chétive was made to better distinguish it from the commune of Rouvres-en-Xaintois, a few kilometers away .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 | |
Residents | 419 | 423 | 381 | 384 | 378 | 391 | 438 | 450 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
In 1846 there were still 800 inhabitants in Rouvres-la-Chétive.
Attractions
- Saint-Maurice Church
- monumental cross Saint-Pierre, Monument historique
- Fallen memorial
- Lavoir
Economy and Infrastructure
There are seven farms in Rouvres-la-Chétive.
The partly two-lane expressway (D 166, former Route nationale 66 ) from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau leads through Rouvres-la-Chétive. The next motorway junction is seven kilometers east on the A31 autoroute .
Personalities
- Henry Toussaint (1847–1890), doctor and veterinarian
supporting documents
- ↑ Rouvres-la-Chétive on Vosges-archives.com ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (French, PDF file), no longer available since 2017
- ↑ on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Rouvres-la-Chétive on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Rouvres-la-Chétive on insee.fr
- ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 3, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Company on annuaire-mairie.fr.fr (French)