Martinvelle Explained

Martinvelle
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Martinvelle.svg
Arrondissement:Neufchâteau
Canton:Darney
Insee:88291
Postal Code:88410
Mayor:Monique Roche[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Vosges côté Sud-Ouest
Coordinates:47.9764°N 5.9983°W
Elevation M:336
Elevation Min M:249
Elevation Max M:370
Area Km2:24.73

Martinvelle (in French pronounced as /maʁtɛ̃vɛl/) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est 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 25km (16miles) southeast of Contrexéville, 10km (10miles) to the south-south-east of Monthureux-sur-Saône and 9km (06miles) 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 French 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.