Velotte-et-Tatignécourt

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Velotte-et-Tatignécourt
Coat of arms of Velotte-et-Tatignécourt
Velotte-et-Tatignécourt (France)
Velotte-et-Tatignécourt
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Darney
Community association Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates 48 ° 16 '  N , 6 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 16 '  N , 6 ° 11'  E
height 272-362 m
surface 5.36 km 2
Residents 158 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88270
INSEE code 88499

Location of the municipality of Velotte-et-Tatignécourt
in the Vosges department

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Velotte-et-Tatignécourt 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 Velotte-et-Tatignécourt with 158 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) is located at the confluence of the Gitte in the Moselle tributary Madon , five kilometers southeast of the small town of Mirecourt and 25 kilometers northwest of Épinal . The Gitte separates the two parts of the municipality Velotte and Tatignécourt .

104 of the 536 hectares of the community area are forested.

Neighboring municipalities of Velotte-et-Tatignécourt are Vroville in the north, Ahéville in the northeast, Racécourt in the east, Dompaire in the southeast, Maroncourt and Valleroy-aux-Saules in the southwest, Hymont in the west and Mattaincourt in the northwest.

history

While Velotte was under the influence of the Lorraine dukes during the Ancien Régime , Tatignécourt belonged to the realm of the Remiremont chapter .

On July 26, 1796 (8th Thermidor IV of the French Revolutionary Calendar ), the municipality of Velotte-et-Tatignécourt emerged from the villages of Velotte and Tatignécourt .

The church was built in 1845, the mayor and school building in 1833.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 164 164 152 146 152 148 163 158
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Philippe church from 1845
  • three lavoirs
Church of St. Philip
town hall

Economy and Infrastructure

There are three farms in the municipality of Velotte-et-Tatignécourt (dairy, sheep and goat farming).

The D 266 trunk road leads through Velotte-et-Tatignécourt from Dompaire to Mirecourt , and a little further west the parallel D 166 from Épinal via Mirecourt to Neufchâteau . The train station in the neighboring municipality of Hymont is on the railway line from Nancy via Mirecourt and Vittel to Merrey .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Geographical location on vt.free.fr. Retrieved October 31, 2010 (French).
  2. ↑ History on vt.free.fr. Retrieved October 31, 2010 (French).
  3. ↑ Velotte-et-Tatignécourt on cassini.ehess.fr
  4. ↑ Velotte-et-Tatignécourt on insee.fr
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Velotte-et-Tatignécourt  - collection of images