Viviers-le-Gras
Viviers- le-Gras is a commune in the Vosges department of the Lorraine region. It belongs to the district Neufchâteau, for Canton Monthureux -sur -Saône and founded in 2004, Local Government Association, Pays de la Saône Vosgienne.
Geography
The 183 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) scoring community Viviers- le-Gras is between Contrexévillenear and Darney, about ten kilometers south of Vittel in the extreme southwest of Lorraine. To the west of the municipality of the Meuse -Rhône watershed which is crossed by the road department 164 over the past 403 meters above sea Col du Haut de Salin runs.
In the west and north of the municipal territory, the streams Ruisseau du grass spring ( named for the place to distinguish multiple villages called Viviers ) and Ruisseau le Zouneau that drain to their confluence in the south to the upper Saône.
The southern third of the municipal area is covered by forests ( Forêt de la Belle Perche and Les Grand Bois ).
Neighboring communities of Viviers- le-Gras are Lignéville in the north, Provenchères -lès -Darney in the east, Bleurville in the south, Marey and Gignéville in the southwest and Dombrot -le -Sec in the northwest.
History
1635 Swedish troops besieged the nearby village of Saint- Baslemont and devastated the environment; among other things, the nearby village Nonville was burnt down. The residents of Viviers fled into the woods and lived there for over a year. During their retreat destroyed the Swedes also Viviers, which was built a little further down the valley again.
During the great plague epidemic of 1720, the dead were buried in Viviers fear of contamination outside the cemetery. The district to the forest is still called " champ des morts " ( dead box ). 1754 called for a cholera epidemic in Viviers- le-Gras 32 fatalities.
At the beginning of the 20th century there were in Viviers a carpenter, a blacksmith, a wheelwright, a shoemaker, a wooden shoemaker, a plumber, a midwife and a bakery, a grocery store, a shoe shop and two cafes.
Mills
In Viviers there were at the beginning of the 20th century, two water mills. The Moulin Rouvenach, named after its owner, was called from 1930 Moulin du bas (lower mill), as Henri Jeanvoine took over this. It was modernized and worked until retirement of his son in 1972. Operation of the Moulin Rodier ended after the retirement of the owner Ermest Rodier in 1908. According to the gradual decay of the buildings, the grounds meanwhile served as a stable. Today, on the site of the old mill stands a house.
Demographics
Attractions
The Romanesque tower of the church of St. Eliphius ( Saint- Élophe ) dates from the 12th century, the choir in the Gothic style originated in the late 15th-early 16th century. During the time of the French Revolution diverse inventory was seized including silver vases. One of the two originally standing in front of church statues of the Blessed Virgin was stolen in 1983, the other since then has been in the church.