Martinvelle

Martinvelle
Martinvelle
Location within Lorraine region Martinvelle
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal
Canton	Monthureux-sur-Saône
Intercommunality	Association of Saône Vosgienne country communes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernadette Dispot
Area1	24.73 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	136
• Density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88291 / 88410
Elevation	249–370 m (817–1,214 ft) (avg. 336 m or 1,102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Martinvelle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

Inhabitants are called Martinvillois.

Geography

The commune lies on the southwest of the Vôge plateau and at the edge of the department, beside the adjacent Haute-Saône department. The northern part of the commune is within the Forest of Darney.

The village is 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Contrexéville, 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the south-south-east of Monthureux-sur-Saône and 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Corre.

The intersection of the 48th parallel north with the 6th meridian east lies within the commune.

History

The village's history is more linked with that of the adjacent Franche-Comté than that of Lorraine. Until the revolution the lords of Passavant ruled here.

The coat of arms includes images of an oak leaf and of a mechanical hay rake, reflecting the importance here both of the forest and of agriculture, and recalling the factory that manufactured agricultural implements locally between 1860 and 1962.

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE