Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle
Pierrepont- sur -l'Arentèle is a commune in the Vosges department of the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Epinal, founded the canton of Bruyeres and the 2003 Local Government Association Arentèle - Durbion - Padozel.
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Geography
The 149 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) scoring community Pierrepont- sur -l'Arentèle lies between the Vosges and the upper Moselle valley, about 20 kilometers northeast of the departmental capital of Epinal.
Through the municipal area the Arentèle, a tributary of the Mortagne flows. The area around the church shows little relief, it is mostly flat with a slight slope to the west. The Arentèle within the territory of Pierrepont some tributaries: Petite Arentèle, Ruisseau de la Soie, Ruisseau de Dracourt, Ruisseau des Roseau.
The eastern half of the 6.23 km ² large municipality area is covered by forests (340 ha ), with the largest share of the forestry Le Gros Fays.
At Pierrepont include the districts Dracourt and Le Chapuly.
Neighboring communities of Pierrepont- sur- Sainte -Hélène l'Arentèle are in the north, Fremifintaine in the east, Bruyeres in the Southeast, Grand Villers in the south, southwest, and Gugnécourt Viménil in the west.
History
The name Pierrepont ( Peter pons / Peters Bridge ) is assigned a document for the village since 1247. The eponymous bridge over the Arentèle was the nucleus of the village which gradually towards the west of Little Arentèle ( la Petite Arentèle ) expanded. Pierrepont was part of the Bailiwick of Bruyeres, the inhabitants of the parish were Destord in two kilometers northwest village. This parish was part of the chapter of Saint- Dié. In Pierrepont there was only an oratorio. A separate parish was Pierrepont until after the 1850 completed construction of the village church of St. Gangolf ( Saint- Gengoult ). Because there was another community called Pierrepont in Lorraine, the community was in the department of Vosges on October 4, 1882 by decree the additional sur- name l'Arentèle.
Demographics
Attractions
- The Church of St. Gangolf ( Église Saint- Gengoult ) was built from 1848 to 1850 instead of an older, dilapidated chapel.
Economy and infrastructure
The main economic activities in the municipality are traditionally the agriculture and forestry. From a 19th-century potato starch factory ( Féculerie ) are only a few ruins remain.
Transport links
Through the community connecting road runs from Rambervillers after Bruyeres. Other road leading from Pierrepont after Nonzeville, Destord and Fremifontaine. The train station in the town nine kilometers away Bruyeres is located on the route Arches Saint- Dié.