Ubexy
Ubexy is a commune in the Vosges department in the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Epinal, in the canton of charm and founded the 1999 Local Government Association Moyenne Moselle.
Geography
The municipality is located six kilometers south Ubexy the small town charm and about 25 kilometers north- west of Epinal in the hill country between the Moselle and Madon.
The 5.01 km ² comprehensive municipal area covers a portion of the Madon Creek and the west of the Colon Colon rising hills. In a sheltered valley of the colon is the village Ubexy. From the southwest Coming lead smaller rivers like the Ruisseau de la Tarpe in the colon; from the east flows to the Colme the colon. In the northeast, the municipality reaches out far and reaches up to a few hundred meters to the Canal des Vosges approach that accompanies the Moselle here. The hills to the west and southwest of the municipality are forested ( Bois du Haut, Rougie, Bois de la Xatelle ), in the far west is the 410 m high skin of the Angles, the highest point in the municipality Ubexy.
To Ubexy part of the district Dommartin.
Neighboring communities of Ubexy are Brantigny in the north, charm and Vincey in the northeast, Évaux -et- Menil in the east, Varmonzey in the south, Rapey the southwest, Bouxurulles in the west and Rugney in the northwest.
History
Ubexy appeared in 1354 the first time in a document as Ubexei. The village was then part of the Bailliage charm and the seat of a small rule, which also included the villages Rapey, Dommartin- sur- Colmey and parts of Bettegney -Saint -Brice. The residents belonging to 1690 to the parish in Dommartin -sur- Colmey, today's district Dommartin, whose church but has long ceased to exist; then belonged to the inhabitants of Ubexy to the parish of the neighboring village Brantigny. 1788, on the eve of the French Revolution, was finally built with St. Martin parish church in its own Ubexy.
Cistercian monastery
In 1841 nuns of the Cistercian Order founded near a castle from the 13th century in the west of the village Ubexy the sanctuary of Notre -Dame de Saint -Joseph. In the 1970s, still 60 nuns living in the monastery. The remaining twelve residents gave to the monastery in late 2012 and moved to the Trappist Monastery Igny to the Marne.
- Abbey church Notre- Dame de Saint -Joseph
Demographics
With 75 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Ubexy one of the smaller communities of the department of Vosges. After the beginning of the 19th century, still more than 400 people were counted, the population increased steadily since then and fell below 1891, the 300 -inhabitant brand. This was not to be exceeded again.
Economy and infrastructure
The municipality has. Than primary site despite its small size, the function of a small center for the even smaller towns in the immediate vicinity In addition to the school there in Ubexy shops and small service businesses. Agriculture, too, is an important source of income of the residents. Ubexy is located on the highway from Charmes after Dompaire. More road connections are available to Bouxurulles and Varmonzey and Vincey. The two-lane national highway 57 from Nancy to Epinal leads through the north east of the municipality. The six- kilometers from Ubexy breakpoint in Vincey is located on the Moselle valley, following the railway line Nancy- Epinal - Remiremont, which is operated by the Company TER Lorraine.