Ville-sur-Illon

Ville-sur-Illon
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Epinal
Canton	Darney
Community association	Mirecourt Dompaire
Coordinates	48 ° 11 ' N , 6 ° 13' E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ' N , 6 ° 13' E
height	299-396 m
surface	17.89 km 2
Residents	558 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	88270
INSEE code	88508
	; Location of Ville-sur-Illon in the Vosges department

Ville-sur-Illon is a French commune in the department of Vosges in the region Grand Est . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipal association Mirecourt Dompaire .

geography

The municipality of Ville-sur-Illon with 558 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located between Épinal and Vittel in the south of Lorraine. The Saône spring is located nine kilometers south of the municipality .

On the western outskirts of Ville-sur-Illon, the approximately twelve kilometer long Illon , a narrow tributary of the Madon, flows . The 300 meter wide Illon valley widens upstream at the mouth of the Ruisseau de Fontenaille and is flanked by gently sloping slopes that lead east and west of the Illon to plateaus 360 meters high. The south of the municipality is taken up by a 500 hectare closed forest area. The largest part of the almost 18 km² large municipal area consists of agricultural land.

Neighboring municipalities of Ville-sur-Illon are Dompaire and Madonne-et-Lamerey in the north, Damas-et-Bettegney in the northeast, Harol in the east, Escles in the south, Pierrefitte in the west and Les Ableuvenettes in the north-west.

history

The place first appeared in 1132 as the Vicarium Villa .

From 1703 until the French Revolution, Ville-sur-Illon was the seat of a margraviate ( marquisate) as part of the Bailiwick of Darney .

The town hall, in which the boys 'school was also located, dates from 1834, the girls' school from 1868.

Brewery history

Beer brewing has a long tradition in the community. The first brewery in town can be traced back to 1627 . At the beginning of the 20th century, the Grande Brasserie & Malterie Vosgienne reached its peak with an annual output of 46,000 hectoliters of beer when large deliveries were made to Paris and Troyes . The increasing concentration in the beverage industry caused many breweries to die after the Second World War. This is how the tradition ended in Ville-sur-Illon in 1956. Malt was still produced until 1966, and soft drinks until 1975. The local museum shows the development of beer brewing in Ville-Sur-Illon, and various beers are now being brewed there again in small quantities.

Population development

The community was only slowly able to compensate for the population loss due to the closure of the brewery.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	568	593	505	479	466	460	502	558
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Martin church, born from the priory of a 15th century monastery
Saint-Sulpice church from the 15th century ( Monument historique )
Brewery Museum

Saint Martin Church
Saint-Sulpice church

Economy and Infrastructure

Ten farms are located in the municipality (dairy farming, cattle breeding). Some of the residents are employed in small craft and trade businesses. Thanks to the convenient transport links, many residents commute to Vittel, Mirecourt or Épinal.

Ville-sur-Illon is now a school location for the nearby communities of Harol and Pierrefitte .

In Ville-sur-Illon the highways D 4 ( Mirecourt - Bains-les-Bains ) and D 6 ( Nomexy - Darney ) cross. Five kilometers north of Ville-sur-Illon runs the partly two-lane expressway from Épinal to Vittel / Contrexéville .