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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Vosges | |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau | |
| Canton | Mirecourt | |
| Community association | Ouest Vosgien | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 17 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
| height | 320-406 m | |
| surface | 6.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 126 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 88170 | |
| INSEE code | 88427 | |
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Saint-Menge is a French commune with 126 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Neufchâteau and the municipality association Ouest Vosgien .
geography
The municipality of Saint-Menge is located in the southwestern tip of the Xaintois landscape , about 40 kilometers northwest of Épinal and about 15 kilometers north of Vittel . The Vraine flows through the municipality in the catchment area of the Meuse .
The landscape around Saint-viel is hilly and characterized by grain fields. In the south-west, the municipality has a share of about 50 hectares in a large forest area ( Bois de la Côte, Bois de la Couronne ). In this forest lies the 406 m high Haut du Bleumont, the highest point in the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Menge are Ménil-en-Xaintois in the northeast, Gemmelaincourt in the southeast, Belmont-sur-Vair and Dombrot-sur-Vair in the southwest and Gironcourt-sur-Vraine in the west and northwest.
history
The name of the village of Saint-Menge first appeared in the 12th century as Sanctus Memmius . In the Ancien Régime the village belonged to the Bailiwick of Mirecourt . The village, the parish and the church are named after the holy Christian martyr Menne ( Sainte-Menne ), who was one of the first Christians in the diocese of Toul and who died on October 3, 362. The parish of Saint-Quantity was under the auspices of the Chapter of Remiremont , which received two thirds of the tithe. Until 1728 the neighboring parish Gemmelaincourt belonged to the parish of Saint-Quantity in the diocese of Toul and the deanery of Poussay. The first town hall and school building was erected in 1793.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 110 | 131 | 134 | 127 | 118 | 116 | 102 | 126 | |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Menne church from the 14th century, classified as a monument historique since 1926 .
- two hall crosses
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture continues to play an important role in and around Saint-Menge. Four farms are located in the municipality (dairy farming, breeding horses, cattle, sheep and goats). Some residents commute to the Gironcourt-sur-Vraine industrial park .
Three kilometers to the north there are connections to the partly two-lane expressway D 166 from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau . The A31 autoroute runs nine kilometers west of Saint-Menge .
supporting documents
- ↑ Saint crowd on vosges-archives.com. (pdf) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 1, 2016 ; Retrieved June 1, 2016 (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.
- ↑ Saint quantity on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Saint quantity on insee.fr
- ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 1, 2016 (French).
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
