Saint-Vallier (Vosges)
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Vosges | |
Arrondissement | Epinal | |
Canton | Charms | |
Community association | Mirecourt Dompaire | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
height | 332-442 m | |
surface | 4.44 km 2 | |
Residents | 98 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 88270 | |
INSEE code | 88437 | |
Location of the commune of Saint-Vallier in the Vosges department |
Saint-Vallier is a French commune in the department of Vosges in the region of Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire .
geography
The municipality of Saint-Vallier, with 98 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), is located 16 kilometers northwest of Épinal in the hill country between the Moselle and Madon . The village itself extends on a mountain spur extending to the north-northeast at 412 meters above sea level. The Ruisseau Le Poincot rises on its eastern slope and flows over the Avière to the Moselle; to the west of the spur lies the source of the Colon , a 20 kilometer long tributary of the Madon. About 40% of the community area is made up of forest areas.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Vallier are Regney in the northwest, Frizon in the northeast and Bouxières-aux-Bois in the south.
history
The oldest surviving document that names the place Saint Valley dates from 1421. Saint-Vallier belonged to the provosts of Dompaire and was part of the Baillage of the Vosges, ecclesiastically part of the deanery of Jorxey . From 1751 Saint-Vallier belonged to the Darney Bailiwick .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
Residents | 69 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 62 | 92 | 98 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Valère church
- La fontaine Valère, mineral water spring set in stone
Economy and Infrastructure
Around 1900 there were still numerous winemakers in Saint-Vallier. Today there are still seven farms in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding); Viticulture is no longer practiced.
Saint-Vallier is on the winding road between Hennecourt and Vincey , which runs on the ridge of the hills west of the Moselle . Road links also exist to the nearby municipalities of Bouxières-aux-Bois and Frizon .
supporting documents
- ↑ Saint-Vallier on vosges-archives.com. (pdf) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 15, 2011 ; Retrieved November 13, 2010 (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-Vallier on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Saint-Vallier on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Web links
- Saint-Vallier on comcomdompaire.com (French)
- Saint-Vallier on a private homepage (French)
- Population statistics