Le Magny (Vosges)
Le Magny is a former commune in the Vosges department in the Lorraine region. It belonged to the district Epinal, in the canton of Bains- les- Bains and the Local Government Association, founded in 2006 ( Communauté de communes ) Val de Voge. On 1 January 2013 Le Magny was incorporated into the neighboring community Fontenoy- le -Château.
Geography
Le Magny is located at an altitude of 276 m above sea level, nine kilometers south-west of Bains- les- Bains in the extreme south of Lorraine on the border region of Franche -Comté, large-scale seen in the center of the triangle Vittel Epinal Vesoul on the edge the plateau of the Voge. The small village is situated on a terrace above the Coney.
The area of 3.53 km ² of former municipal area includes a portion of the undulating landscape east of the upper Saônetals. The northern border is the district Coney, who is several river bends here and provide for drainage to the southwest to the Saône. To the north and parallel to the river runs the waterway of the Canal des Vosges. The Alluvialniederung of Coney is on average 250 m and has a maximum width of 300 meters. With 242 meters above the Sea of Coney at the border to the municipality Mailleroncourt -Saint- Pancras the topographically lowest point of the department of Vosges is achieved on the shore.
From the valley of the coney, the district extends southward through a steep slope to the adjacent agricultural plateau, which reaches a height of 300 m. The eastern boundary of the district of Le Magny forms of Ruisseau la Becene, which flows into the Coney. Next to the southeast is dominated by a wooded area ( Bois Saint -Georges ), on which Le Magny a share of about 60 hectares has. Even the steep slope at Coney and the west and northwest of the municipality are covered by forests (Le Grand Bois de la Vaivre ). In geological- tectonic respects the terrain consists of red sandstone of the Lower Triassic. Neighboring communities of Le Magny were MONTMOTIER in the north, Fontenoy- le -Château in the east, Fontenois -la -Ville in the south, Mailleroncourt -Saint- Pancras in the south west and Ambiévillers in the northwest.
History
The name Magny (previously with the addition lou Mesnil devant Fontenoi ) is attested since the 13th century. The place was a long time in the area of Terres surséance, which was claimed by the County of Burgundy and the Duchy of Lorraine for centuries. By 1508 there were several contracts for membership of the land. It was not until the Treaty of Besancon, signed on August 25, 1704 between Louis XIV and Duke Leopold of Lorraine, the border was finally established. Le Magny came up with some other villages in Lorraine, while Fougerolles was French. From 1704 until the French Revolution Le Magny belonged to the Bailiwick Remiremont in Lorraine, church but continue until the year 2000 to the parish Fontenois -la -Ville in the diocese of Besançon ( Franche -Comté ).
There is no church in Le Magny. For the pastoral care of the church of Saint Mansuy in Fontenoy- le -Château is responsible.
The mayor and school buildings ( mairie- école ) was built in 1870/1871.
Demographics
With 40 inhabitants ( 2010) Le Magny was one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Vosges. Since the 1970s, relatively small fluctuations were recorded.
Economy and infrastructure
The few workers in Le Magny are employed in agriculture, forestry and small service businesses in the town or the surrounding area.
The main road through the village leads to the Coney along to Fontenoy -le- Château. Less well developed, narrow streets lead from Le Magny from the southern neighboring towns. The nearest train station ( Bains- les- Bains ) is located ten kilometers east of Le Magny.
Sources, Web Links
- Place in Lorraine
- Former commune in the department of Vosges
- Fontenoy- le -Château