Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy
Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy is a commune with 946 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Vosges in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district of Saint- Dié -des-Vosges, founded the Canton Fraize and the 1996 Local Government Association Haute Meurthe.
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Geography
Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy consists of the eponymous parts Clefcy at the mouth of the Little Meurthe (La Petite Meurthe ) in the Meurthe and Ban -sur -Meurthe, the former spell / spell forest south of Clefcy, a sparsely populated, 30 km ² of woodland in the upper Vosges. Clefcy located 15 kilometers southeast of Saint- Dié -des-Vosges, the capital ( chef-lieu ) of the eponymous arrondissement and 20 kilometers northeast of the town of Gerardmer. The Small Meurthe by flows from the source to its mouth on almost ten kilometers in length, the entire 45.04 km ² large municipality from south to north and takes several small mountain streams to ( Ruisseau du Seucy, Le Ruisseau Noir Ruxel ). The highest elevation in the municipal area of Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy is the 1142 m high signal de Sérichamp, several other mountains also reach the 1000 -meter mark.
The municipal area of Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy consists of 80% forest ( Forêt de la Haute -Meurthe domaniale ). Prevails pasture On the river banks and in the wider valley of the Meurthe in the north of the municipality. Some areas above 1000 meters are deforested and used as summer pastures for sheep.
At Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy include the districts Clefcy, Le Grand Valtin and Sachemont.
Neighboring communities of Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy are Fraize in the northeast, Plainfaing in the east, Le Valtin in the southeast, La Bresse to the south, southwest, and Anould Gerbépal in the northwest.
History
In the originally dense, contiguous forest areas of the High Vosges monks began in the Middle Ages with the clearing, the settlers continued later. In the territory of the present municipality created so many small, secluded mountain farms.
Before the French Revolution Clefcy was dependent on the bishops Saint- this while Ban -le- Duc, the later Meurthe Ban ( Ban -sur -Meurthe ) was dedicated to the Duke of Lorraine.
From the 15th century there were periods of mining in the area of the Little Meurthe, including copper was found later mined granite.
The Church of Sainte-Agathe was built in 1784. In the middle of the 19th century, the population reached its peak with 2700.
On 1 July 1995, the municipality of Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy arose from the merger of Clefcy and Ban -sur -Meurthe.
Demographics
Attractions
- Church Sainte -Agathe in Clefcy
- Le défilé de Straiture, a crisscrossed by narrow ravines wooded area in the south of the municipality
Economy and infrastructure
Agriculture plays in the upper Meurthegebiet today only a subordinate role. Through the forest wealth in the Vosges forest management has a long tradition. In Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy today there are smaller companies, whose products flour products and prefabricated houses are made of wood.
Education
Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clecy is the site of a public elementary school ( Ecole publique primaire ).
Transport links
Ban -sur- Meurthe- Clefcy lies immediately south of the N 415, which runs from Saint- Dié -des-Vosges over the near Col du Bonhomme and Colmar to Breisach am Rhein. From the Department of Clefcy road 73 leads along the sometimes very narrow valley of the Little Meurthe in the southern neighboring communities La Bresse (via the 810 m high Col du Surceneux ) and Le Valtin.
Swell
- Municipality Ban -sur -Meurthe - Clefcy (French)