Villouxel
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Vosges | |
Arrondissement | Neufchâteau | |
Canton | Neufchâteau | |
Community association | Ouest Vosgien | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 35' E | |
height | 298-438 m | |
surface | 4.65 km 2 | |
Residents | 82 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 88350 | |
INSEE code | 88511 | |
Fountain in Villouxel |
Villouxel is a French commune with 82 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It is part of the Neufchâteau arrondissement and the Ouest Vosgien community association founded in 2017 .
geography
The municipality is located on the upper reaches of the Saônelle river in the extreme southwest of the historic Lorraine region , about ten kilometers west of Neufchâteau on the northeastern edge of the Langres plateau . In the wooded community, the highest point is reached in the west at 438 m above sea level. The hamlet of Le Fourneau belongs to Villouxel . Neighboring municipalities of Villouxel are Pargny-sous-Mureau in the north and Liffol-le-Grand in the south.
history
The village was first mentioned as Vilorcés in 1215 . It belonged to the Bailiwick of Lamarche , ecclesiastically Villouxel was a branch of the parish in Pargny-sous-Mureau, to which the tithe was also paid. Villouxel only got its own church - dedicated to St. Martin - in 1830. The town hall and school building ( Mairie-école ) was built in 1853. Between 1790 and 1801, Villouxel was part of the former canton of Liffol-le-Grand. 1793, in which During the French Revolution, the municipality was temporarily called Villouxelle .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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Residents | 113 | 131 | 110 | 123 | 109 | 100 | 92 | 82 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
Economy and Infrastructure
There are two farms in the community (grain cultivation) and cattle breeding.
The road from Liffol-le-Grand to Coussey runs through the municipality of Villouxel . The D 476 trunk road runs three kilometers to the south from Toul to Chaumont . The train station in Neufchâteau, ten kilometers from Villouxel, is on the Culmont-Chalindrey-Toul railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ Villouxel on vosges-archives.com ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , PDF, French, no longer available since 2017
- ↑ Villouxel on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Villouxel on insee.fr
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)