Rugney

Rugney
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Epinal
Canton	Charms
Community association	Epinal
Coordinates	48 ° 21 ' N , 6 ° 15' E Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ' N , 6 ° 15' E
height	272-410 m
surface	5.73 km 2
Residents	141 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88130
INSEE code	88406
	; Mairie Rugney

Rugney is a French municipality with 141 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the Vosges department in the region of Grand Est . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Épinal .

geography

The municipality of Rugney is located six kilometers southwest of the small town of Charmes and about 25 kilometers northwest of Épinal in the hill country between the Moselle and Madon .

The 5.73 km² large municipal area includes a section of the Madon tributary Colon , which forms the northern and part of the eastern municipal boundary as well as the hill country rising southwest of the Colon. The village of Rugney lies in a sheltered side valley of the Colon. Coming from the southwest, smaller rivers such as the Rulle Ruisseau and the Ruisseau du Chanot flow into the Colon. In the south, the municipality extends out onto a wooded plateau at over 400 m high ( Le Gros Bois, La Brouine, Bois du Gros Hètre ). On the plateau called Haut des Angles , the highest point in the municipality is reached at 410 m.

The district of Xugney belongs to Rugney .

Neighboring municipalities of Rugney are Florémont in the north, Brantigny in the east, Varmonzey in the south, Bouxurulles in the south-west and Savigny in the north-west.

history

St. Barbara Church

Rugney first appeared in a document in 1280 as Ruheneix . The village was then part of the Bailliage Charmes . The residents belonged to the parish in Florémont until a separate parish was established with the completion of the Church of St. Barbara in Rugney in 1741. In today's district of Xugney, knights of the Order of Malta founded a commandery in the 12th century .

Population development

Rugney is one of the smaller parishes in the Vosges department. In the 19th century, over 300 people were still counted.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2010	2017
Residents	119	100	75	85	114	124	109	141
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Lavoir in Rugney

Field cross south of Rugney

Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the former Templar Commandery of Xugney

Church of St. Barbara ( Église Sainte-Barbe )
Remains of the Commandery of the Order of Malta from the second half of the 12th century in the district of Xugney (preserved chapel and various farm buildings - today a hotel complex), protected as a monument historique
restored roofed wash house ( lavoir )
Field cross on the Haut des Angles plateau in the south of the municipality

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture (three farms) and tourism are the main sources of income for Rugney residents. Some residents commute to the nearby town of Charmes or to the industrial areas in the Moselle valley.

Immediately north of Rugney, the D 55 road runs from Charmes to Mirecourt . There are other road connections to Bouxurulles and Ubexy . The two-lane RN 57 from Nancy to Épinal runs three kilometers northeast of Rugney. Charmes train station, seven kilometers from Rugney, is on the Nancy-Épinal- Remiremont railway line that follows the Moselle valley and is operated by TER Lorraine .