La Petite-Raon
Encyclopedia
La Petite-Raon is a commune
in the Vosges
department in Lorraine
in northeastern France
.
Inhabitants are called Petit-Raonnais.
on a small road that continues north-east and ultimately, road conditions permitting, crosses the Vosges Mountains
into Alsace
.
was formed in 1751, La Petite-Raon was incorporated within it until 1792 when in the wake of the Revolution
the village found itself in France, as a commune within the Canton of Senones
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
in northeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Inhabitants are called Petit-Raonnais.
Geography
La Petite-Raon nestles in the valley of the Rabodeau at the point where it is joined by the little Stream de la Rochère. The village is some 2 kilometres upstream of SenonesSenones
The Senones were an ancient Gaulish tribe.In about 400 BC they crossed the Alps and, having driven out the Umbrians settled on the east coast of Italy from Forlì to Ancona, in the so-called ager Gallicus, and founded the town of Sena Gallica , which became their capital. In 391 BC they invaded...
on a small road that continues north-east and ultimately, road conditions permitting, crosses the Vosges Mountains
Vosges mountains
For the department of France of the same name, see Vosges.The Vosges are a range of low mountains in eastern France, near its border with Germany. They extend along the west side of the Rhine valley in a northnortheast direction, mainly from Belfort to Saverne...
into Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
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History
La Petite-Raon was a village in the old Duchy of Lorraine. In the late medieval period is was part of the County of Salm, but fetched up in Lorraine in 1600. When the principality of Salm-SalmSalm-Salm
The Principality of Salm-Salm was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the present-day French départements of the Bas-Rhin and the Vosges and was one of a number of partitions of Salm.-History:...
was formed in 1751, La Petite-Raon was incorporated within it until 1792 when in the wake of the Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
the village found itself in France, as a commune within the Canton of Senones
Canton of Senones
The Canton of Senones is a rural French administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine...
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