Lépanges-sur-Vologne
Lépanges -sur- Vologne is a commune with 920 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Vosges in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Epinal, founded the canton of Bruyeres and to the 2002 Local Government Association Vallée de la Vologne.
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Geography
The community Lépanges -sur- Vologne located in the Vosges Mountains at an altitude of about 400 m above sea level, 20 kilometers north- west of Gerardmer and 15 kilometers east of Epinal.
The area of 7.57 km ² municipal area extends from the Mosel Creek Vologne up to almost 650 m reach heights north and south of Vologne. The section of the Volognetales is in the area of community Lépanges up to 500 m wide and has room for a loose structure of fields, pastures and settlements. In Lépanges mouths coming from the south Ruisseau de Malenrupt in the Vologne.Etwa half of the municipality area is forested, especially in the north and the south, where the edge of a forest approximately follows the 500 -meter contour line. The highest point in the municipality is the 664 m high Steaumont in the extreme southeast.
To Lépanges -sur- Vologne include the districts and hamlets Levrée La, La Beure, Faing Vairel, Palhieu, Hadrange, Girondeménil, Ferme de calotte and La Haute Verrière.
Neighboring communities of La Lépanges -sur- Vologne are Fays in the north, Prey in the east, and Fiménil Laveline -du- Houx in the southeast, La Neuveville -devant- Lépanges in the south, the west and Deycimont Méménil and Viménil in the northwest.
History
Lépanges emerged as Lesperange on in the 11th and 12th centuries. The village was part of the Bailiwick of Bruyeres. The inhabitants were divided into two parishes, they went to Champ- le- Duc or after Charmois -devant- Bruyeres, later to Deycimont. All three parishes belonged to the deanery Bruyeres in the diocese Epinal. A separate parish was Lépanges until 1866, it was consecrated Saint- Libaire a holy martyr, who was beheaded in the year 362 on the orders of the Roman Emperor Julian. The girls' school in Lépanges wutde built in 1860, the mayor and ( boys ) school building followed in 1877. During the French Revolution Lépanges belonged to the later resolved Canton Docelles. In the second half of the 19th century, the area around Lépanges was nationally known for starch production. In 1880 there were 153 starch producers alone in the neighboring town of La Neuveville. As a starting point served potatoes, energy provided numerous water mills on the Vologne. 1870 got Lépanges a railway connection. The station was located on the route Arches Saint- Dié. The most important branch of industry has long been the textile industry in Lépanges. A factory was established in 1946 in Tourcoing and 1964 relocated to Lépanges covered the areas of weaving, dyeing and sewing. The operation was discontinued in the fall of 2008.
Demographics
Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint- Libaire
- Arboretum in the district Palhieu
Economy and infrastructure
In the municipality there are still five farms prime- resident. In addition, dominates the small businesses (bakery, Bauu and Reüparaturnternehmen ). Many residents of the community are now commuters in the nearby industrial areas of Vologne and Mosel.
Transport links
Lépanges -sur- Vologne is off the national traffic flows. Through the community's department road 11 leads from Docelles after Bruyeres. The Lépanges railway station is on the run by the TER Lorraine railway line Arches Saint- Dié.