Oëlleville

Oëlleville
Oëlleville
Location within Lorraine region Oëlleville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Mirecourt
Intercommunality	Association of Xaintois communes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Renault
Area1	10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	309
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88334 / 88500
Elevation	308–391 m (1,010–1,283 ft) (avg. 364 m or 1,194 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.

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

Inhabitants are called Oëllevillois.

Geography

The commune is positioned at the confluence of various minor roads approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) tp the west-north=west opf Mirecourt and a slightly longr distance to the north-north-east of Vittel. Over 12% of the commune land is forested.

Tradition

The village makes a particular feature of the feast of St Nicholas on December 6. Each year a member of the community, chosen for his imposing physique and the steely firmness of his eyes, is selected to dress up as The Saint, who is accompanied by Père Fouettard (better known to some English speakers as Hans Trapp in Alsace or Zwarte Piet in Flanders) with his own bag of less welcome seasonal gifts. A procession and other seasonal gift related celebrations and rituals ensue.

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE