Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont
Saint- Étienne- lès- Remiremont is a commune with 3877 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Vosges in the south of the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Epinal, in the canton of Remiremont and community association Porte des Hautes- Vosges.
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Geography
The town of Saint -Étienne- lès- Remiremont is immediately adjacent to the city Remiremont, the upper Moselle forms the dividing line. The coming of the Vosges Moselotte flows south-east of the core village in the Mosel.
The 33.8 km ² comprehensive municipality of Saint- Étienne- lès- Remiremont extends from the Moselotte estuary along the right bank of the Moselle on a length of almost ten kilometers to the north. The municipal area also include the wooded, the Forêt de Fossard belonging to the Vosges foothills east of the Moselle and a 100 to 500 meter wide parcel south of the core site, which extends as far as the Rhone-Rhine watershed. With 819 meters above sea level in the northeast of the municipality 's highest point is reached. Further surveys are the Roche du thin (757 m) and the Lookout Saint -Mont ( 667 m). In the municipality of Saint- Étienne, the mountain streams Ruisseau de la search, Ruisseau de Seux and Ruisseau de la Croisette flow to the Mosel.
The Moselle valley in the area Remiremont / Saint- Étienne is about 2000 meters wide, which favored the system of settlements on both sides of the river. The valley floor is dominated by developed land, north of the village, the core of arable and meadow land before.
The members of the community districts Seux and Xennois have now grown together with Saint- Étienne. At Saint- Nabord opposite bank of the Moselle is the district Méhachamp, south of the hamlet of La Croisette.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint- Étienne- lès- Remiremont are Éloyes in the north, Tendon in the northeast, Cleurie and Saint- Amé in the east, Dommartin- lès- Remiremont in the southwest and south, Girmont -Val- D'Ajol and Le Val- D'Ajol in the southwest and Remiremont and Saint- Nabord in the West.
History
As early as the 7th century was Sancti Stepha - today's Saint- Étienne - first mentioned. Since the Middle Ages, Saint -Étienne was a bone of contention between the Dukes of Lorraine and the pin in Remiremont.
The outbreaks of plague and leprosy left sixty surviving inhabitants in 1710. 1804 Saint- Étienne was back in 1322 inhabitants.
During the French Revolution, the municipality of Val Moselle said. On October 11, 1936 Saint- Étienne was renamed for better differentiation of numerous communities of the same name in France to Saint -Étienne- lès- Remiremont.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality was officially in 1986. The wavy lines in Göpel form symbolize the confluence of the Moselle and Moselotte, the key and the patriarchal cross reminiscent of the former estates of the church, the tower of the Parish-church represents the spindle represents the long tradition of textile industry in the town.
Demographics
The town of Saint -Étienne- lès- Remiremont has grown steadily until 1980, since then the decline of the textile industry on the population numbers is noticeable.
Attractions
- Chapel Sainte -Sabine
- " Guy sinking ", five meters high menhir in the Forêt de Fossard
- Church of Saint -Etienne, built in the 18th century
Partnership
With the Portuguese town of Vila das Aves connects Saint -Etienne since 1986, a partnership that goes back to many guest workers from Vila das Aves in the textile industry 1960-1975.
Economy and infrastructure
Agriculture and forestry play in the community a subordinate role, significant are the vegetable cultivation and horticulture. Saint- Étienne is an industrial community in the industrial park Grands Moulins and in the south of the core place numerous factories of various industries are established, which provide over 1000 jobs.
Transport links
The high traffic Route Nationale 66 ( European Route 512) of Epinal on the Col de Bussang to Mulhouse leads southwest of the core village on the left bank of the Moselle along. In Saint- Étienne branches off from this road of national significance, the department road 417 after Gerardmer and Colmar from. In the nearby station of Remiremont you can connect to Epinal and Nancy.
Links / sources
- Community presentation (in French)
- Saint- Étienne on france- pittoresque.com (French)