Viménil

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viménil
Viménil (France)
Viménil
region Grand Est
Department Vosges
Arrondissement Epinal
Canton Bruyères
Community association Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges
Coordinates 48 ° 14 '  N , 6 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '  N , 6 ° 38'  E
height 359-569 m
surface 8.05 km 2
Residents 245 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 88600
INSEE code 88512

Location of the municipality of Viménil in the Vosges department

Viménil is a French commune in the Vosges department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Épinal and the municipality of Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges .

geography

The municipality of Viménil with 245 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) is located on the edge of the Vosges , about halfway between the towns of Épinal and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges .

The Durbion , a tributary of the Moselle, flows through the municipality . The north-flowing streams in the area around Viménil come from a Vosges foothills that stretches to the southwest as far as the Moselle near Épinal and reaches heights of up to 550 meters above sea level. The southern border of the municipality runs on the watershed to the catchment area of ​​the Vologne . Here is the highest point in the municipality at 569  m .

More than two thirds of the 8.05 km² municipal area is forested, with the largest part being in the Les Grand Bois forest in the south.

The districts of La Basse Verrière and Le Void de la Borde belong to Viménil .

Neighboring municipalities of Viménil are Gugnécourt in the north, Grandvillars in the east, Bruyères (point of contact) and Fays in the southeast, Lépanges-sur-Vologne and Deycimont in the south, Le Roulier in the southwest and Méménil in the west.

history

In 1343 the place appeared for the first time as Waymesnillo . Twenty years later the village of Wasmaisnil was written . It is believed that the prefix goes back to a Germanic name ( Wazu ). maisnil or mesnil is a common place name that stands for small farm or small yard . The place name changed from Wyesineus in 1402 to Vymaingnel (1455), Vyemesni (1487), Wimenil (1564) and Vymesnil (1594) to Voismesnil in 1656. Since 1753 the form Viménil has been in use.

Viménil originally belonged to the bailiwick of Bruyères and was part of the ban of Dompierre . The parish of Viménil was an annex to the parish of today's neighboring parish of Gugnécourt . In 1767 the Church of St. Jacob ( Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur ) received the first of its three bells. She weighed 277 kg and was 78 cm in diameter. The second bell (384 kg and 87 cm diameter) followed in 1793 and the third and largest bell (485 kg and 94 cm diameter) only followed in 1861.

The situation on the west side of the Vosges was the doom of the forests around Viménil when hurricane Lothar moved from the Atlantic to Central Europe on December 26, 1999.

Church of St. Jacob in Viménil

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 194 154 138 135 166 179 193 245
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church of St. Jacob ( Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur ) from the 18th century
  • Source of the Aurichapelle , a small tributary of the Durbion

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to smaller trading, craft and service companies, there are also six agricultural businesses (dairy, cattle breeding). Some of the residents commute to the nearby industrial parks in and around Épinal.

The trunk road from Épinal to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (D 420 or former RN 420 ) runs through the neighboring village of Grandvillars . Other roads connect Viménil with Gugnécourt and Méménil . There is a rail connection in the Épinal transport hub, just under 20 kilometers away, or in the small town of Bruyères, ten kilometers away .

supporting documents

  1. ^ History. In: sweetie.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved February 19, 2013 (French).
  2. ↑ Photos of the hurricane damage between Viménil and Gugnécourt in 1999. Retrieved on February 18, 2013 (French).
  3. ↑ Viménil on cassini.ehess.fr
  4. ↑ Viménil on insee.fr
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
  6. ↑ annuaire-mairie.fr

Web links

Commons : Viménil  - collection of images