Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle
Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle | |
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Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle | |
Coordinates: 48°15′51″N 6°38′58″E / 48.2642°N 6.6494°ECoordinates: 48°15′51″N 6°38′58″E / 48.2642°N 6.6494°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Vosges |
Arrondissement | Épinal |
Canton | Bruyères |
Intercommunality | CC Bruyères - Vallons des Vosges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Husson[1] |
Area 1 | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 133 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 88348 /88600 |
Elevation | 322–380 m (1,056–1,247 ft) (avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Inhabitants are called Pierrepontais.
Geography[]
The village is positioned on a minor road in the wooded countryside between Épinal and Saint-Dié. As the name indicates, the commune is crossed by the river , which rises at the foot of the Avison Massif in the commune of Bruyères, some 12 kilometres (7 mi) through the forest to the southeast.
History[]
In the 7th century C.E., Saint Dié turned up on the banks of the Arentèle and started to build a monastery. The territory was already inhabited, however; the villagers greeted the new arrivals with hostility, chasing them away in an easterly direction towards present-day Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, where the itinerant saint and his retinue founded that town.
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References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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