Nomexy
Encyclopedia
Nomexy is a commune
in the Vosges
department in Lorraine
in northeastern France
.
Inhabitants are called Nomexéens.
, directly upstream of its confluence with the little Avière River, and across the Moselle from the cantonal capital, Châtel-sur-Moselle
. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) downstream from Épinal
.
The commune contains the Canal de l'Est (also called the canal des Vosges), notable for including 93 locks in the 123 kilometres over which it twists and turns and rises and falls between the Moselle near to Nancy, and the River Saône
: while crossing the Nomexy commune, the canal runs directly beside the Moselle River
. The canal remains popular with leisure and recreational users, though the transport of merchandise for which it was constructed during the nineteenth century has been taken over by the Route Nationale RN57 which during the closing years of the twentieth century was upgraded to quasi-autoroute quality from Nancy in the north to Remiremont
en route to the Bussang Pass and Mulhouse
to the south-east. The road skirts the village of Nomexy on its western side: the village has not one but two access point to the road, shared by means of a bridge across the Moselle
with Châtel-sur-Moselle
.
The northern part of the commune comprises a 70 hectare Industrial Zone which is an employment magnet for the surrounding area, and includes a number of small and artisanal bunsinesses as well as larger firms including the substantial INNOTHERA textiles and fibres business. There is also a considerable level of commuting to one or other of the many industrial zones on the edges of the small towns that are strung along the Moselle in the Épinal
region. Nevertheless, between 1968 and 2006 the population of Nomexy declined by more than 20%, which is part of a larger pattern of migration from the villages to the cities that characterised France as industrialisation accelerated during the second half of the twentieth century.
Although the eastern part of the commune, on the river bank, is relatively flat, on its western and southern sides the wooded hills rise up to 90 meters above the level of the river. Overall roughly 40% of the commune's territory is wooded, while nearer the river the land is either built up or used for agriculture.
Neighbouring communes are Portieux
to the north, Châtel-sur-Moselle
in the east, Vaxoncourt
to the south-east, Igney
in the south, Frizon
to the south-west and Vincey
in the West.
on the Avière River having already existed in 1263 when it belonged to the Priory of Aubiey. In the nineteenth century the mill was purchased by a member of the Mathurin family: this was a family of millers that had come from the Vendée
, probably driven east by the brutal repression which followed a failed counter-revolution in the 1790s. The mill is now part of a modern flour mill, still owned by the family that acquired it more than a century ago.
The Abbé Constant Olivier, historian and priest, published a history of Nomexy entitled "Nomexy et le prieuré d'Aubiey" in 1900.
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...
.
Inhabitants are called Nomexéens.
Geography
The commune is positioned on the left bank of the MoselleMoselle River
The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, joining the Rhine at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our....
, directly upstream of its confluence with the little Avière River, and across the Moselle from the cantonal capital, Châtel-sur-Moselle
Châtel-sur-Moselle
Châtel-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:With its commanding position alongside the Mosel River, located at the junction of the three main Roman roads and at the end of the Trans-Burgundy highway, Châtel played a strategic role throughout...
. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) downstream from Épinal
Épinal
Épinal is a commune in northeastern France and the capital of the Vosges department. Inhabitants are known as Spinaliens.-Geography:The commune has a land area of 59.24 km²...
.
The commune contains the Canal de l'Est (also called the canal des Vosges), notable for including 93 locks in the 123 kilometres over which it twists and turns and rises and falls between the Moselle near to Nancy, and the River Saône
Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....
: while crossing the Nomexy commune, the canal runs directly beside the Moselle River
Moselle River
The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, joining the Rhine at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our....
. The canal remains popular with leisure and recreational users, though the transport of merchandise for which it was constructed during the nineteenth century has been taken over by the Route Nationale RN57 which during the closing years of the twentieth century was upgraded to quasi-autoroute quality from Nancy in the north to Remiremont
Remiremont
Remiremont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Romarimontains.-Geography:Remiremont is located on the Moselle, close to its confluence with the Moselotte, southeast of Épinal...
en route to the Bussang Pass and Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
to the south-east. The road skirts the village of Nomexy on its western side: the village has not one but two access point to the road, shared by means of a bridge across the Moselle
Moselle River
The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, joining the Rhine at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our....
with Châtel-sur-Moselle
Châtel-sur-Moselle
Châtel-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:With its commanding position alongside the Mosel River, located at the junction of the three main Roman roads and at the end of the Trans-Burgundy highway, Châtel played a strategic role throughout...
.
The northern part of the commune comprises a 70 hectare Industrial Zone which is an employment magnet for the surrounding area, and includes a number of small and artisanal bunsinesses as well as larger firms including the substantial INNOTHERA textiles and fibres business. There is also a considerable level of commuting to one or other of the many industrial zones on the edges of the small towns that are strung along the Moselle in the Épinal
Épinal
Épinal is a commune in northeastern France and the capital of the Vosges department. Inhabitants are known as Spinaliens.-Geography:The commune has a land area of 59.24 km²...
region. Nevertheless, between 1968 and 2006 the population of Nomexy declined by more than 20%, which is part of a larger pattern of migration from the villages to the cities that characterised France as industrialisation accelerated during the second half of the twentieth century.
Although the eastern part of the commune, on the river bank, is relatively flat, on its western and southern sides the wooded hills rise up to 90 meters above the level of the river. Overall roughly 40% of the commune's territory is wooded, while nearer the river the land is either built up or used for agriculture.
Neighbouring communes are Portieux
Portieux
Portieux is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Portessiens.-Geography:The traditional village of Portieux sits on the right bank of the Moselle upstream from Charmes and across the river from Vincey...
to the north, Châtel-sur-Moselle
Châtel-sur-Moselle
Châtel-sur-Moselle is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:With its commanding position alongside the Mosel River, located at the junction of the three main Roman roads and at the end of the Trans-Burgundy highway, Châtel played a strategic role throughout...
in the east, Vaxoncourt
Vaxoncourt
Vaxoncourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
to the south-east, Igney
Igney, Vosges
Igney is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
in the south, Frizon
Frizon
Frizon is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
to the south-west and Vincey
Vincey
Vincey is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
in the West.
History
There is a record of the watermillWatermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
on the Avière River having already existed in 1263 when it belonged to the Priory of Aubiey. In the nineteenth century the mill was purchased by a member of the Mathurin family: this was a family of millers that had come from the Vendée
Vendée
The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
, probably driven east by the brutal repression which followed a failed counter-revolution in the 1790s. The mill is now part of a modern flour mill, still owned by the family that acquired it more than a century ago.
The Abbé Constant Olivier, historian and priest, published a history of Nomexy entitled "Nomexy et le prieuré d'Aubiey" in 1900.