Viménil
Viménil is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine. It belongs to the district Epinal, founded the canton of Bruyeres and to the 2003 Local Government Association Arentèle - Durbion - Padozel.
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Geography
The 222 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) scoring Viménil community located on the edge of the Vosges, about halfway between the cities of Epinal and Saint- Dié -des- Vosges.
Through the municipal area of the Durbion, a tributary of the Moselle flows. The effluent streams to the north in the area around Viménil come from a southwest -flung up to the Moselle at Epinal Vosges foothills, the attained heights up to 550 meters above the sea. The southern boundary of the municipal area runs along the watershed to the catchment area of the Vologne. Here is the 569 meters is the highest point of the municipality.
More than two-thirds of the 8.05 km ² large municipality area is forested, with the largest share of the forestry Les Grand Bois in the south.
To Viménil include the districts of La Basse Verrière and Le Void de la Borde.
Neighboring communities of Viménil are Gugnécourt in the north, Grandvillars in the east, Bruyeres ( point of contact ) and Fays in the southeast, Lepanges -sur- Vologne and Deycimont in the South, Le Roulier in the southwest and Méménil in the West.
History
In 1343 the site first appeared in records as a Waymesnillo. Twenty years later they wrote the village Wasmaisnil. It is assumed that the prefix goes back to a Germanic name ( Wazu ). Maisnil or mesnil is a common place name which stands for small farm or small farm. The name changed from Wyesineusim year 1402 Vymaingnel ( 1455 ), Vyemesni ( 1487 ), Wimenil ( 1564) and Vymesnil (1594 ) to Voismesnil in the year 1656. Since 1753 Viménil form is in use.
Viménil originally belonged to the Bailiwick of Bruyeres and was part of the spell of Dompierre. The parish Viménil was an annex of the parish of today's neighboring community Gugnécourt. 1767 St. James Church ( Église Saint -Jacques -le- Majeur ) was the first of its three bells. She weighed 277 kg and a diameter of 78 cm. 1793 was followed by the second bell ( 384 kg and 87 cm diameter) and until 1861, the third and largest bell ( 485 kg and 94 cm diameter).
The location on the west side of the Vosges was the forests around Viménil undoing, as the hurricane Lothar pulled from the Atlantic Ocean to Central Europe on 26 December 1999.
Demographics
Attractions
- St. James' Church ( Église Saint -Jacques -le- Majeur ) from the 18th century
- Source of Aurich Lachapelle, a small tributary of the Durbion
Economy and infrastructure
In addition to smaller commercial, craft and service companies, there are eight farms. Its products include cereals, vegetables, fruits ( Mirabelle ), milk, Muenster cheese, eggs and honey. Some of the residents commute to the nearby industrial areas in and around Epinal.
Transport links
At the next village Grandvillars the highway from Epinal to Saint -Dié -des-Vosges (D 420 or former RN 420) passes. Other roads connect Viménil with Gugnécourt and Méménil. Rail connection exists in almost 20 kilometers away transport hub Epinal or in the small town of Bruyeres ten kilometers away.