Nonzeville
Encyclopedia
Nonzeville is a commune
in the Vosges
department in Lorraine
in northeastern France
.
Inhabitants are called Nonzevillois.
. It is situated at the confluence of several very minor roads to the south of Rambervillers
and to the north-west of Bruyères
, being about 12 kilometres (7 mi) from each. The commune contains the source of a spring called the Soie which joins up with the Arentèle in the neighbouring commune of Pierrepont
.
Later versions of the name that turn up include Lonzéville or indeed Nonzéville. Long before the French Revolution
the village was part of the Vaudicourt territory (ban de Vaudicourt), owned by the Abbey of Remiremont. The main street indeed continued to be called the Rue du ban de Vaudicourt until the nineteenth century.
Population probably peaked in the middle of the sixteenth century, when an estimate based on the number of homesteads implies a population of 193. However, by the end of the Thirty Years War it had declined to an estimated level of just 29 in 1648 thanks, presumably, to the triple war induced evils of that time, massacres, famine and plague. The village population never recovered during the ancien regime period. The population returned to 195 registered at the time of the 1831 census, but thereafter the pattern of population decline has mirrored the experience of many Lorraine villages, as commercial opportunities, factory wages and overseas emigration attracted villagers of working age away from the countryside, a trend exacerbated by the decline in farm incomes that followed the agricultural depression of the 1870s.
The commune does not have its own church. For church matters it depends on the parish of Saint Rémi
down the hill at Destord
.
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
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Inhabitants are called Nonzevillois.
Geography
Nonzeville is the smallest commune by area in the départementVosges
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...
. It is situated at the confluence of several very minor roads to the south of Rambervillers
Rambervillers
Rambervillers is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Rambuvetais.-Geography:The town is built on the banks of the Mortagne, some to the west of Saint-Dié and to the north-east of Épinal....
and to the north-west of Bruyères
Bruyères
Bruyères is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.The town built up around a castle built on a hill in the locality in the 6th century. It was the birthplace of Jean Lurçat, in 1892.-History:...
, being about 12 kilometres (7 mi) from each. The commune contains the source of a spring called the Soie which joins up with the Arentèle in the neighbouring commune of Pierrepont
Pierrepont
Pierrepont is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:*Pierrepont, Aisne, in the Aisne département*Pierrepont, Calvados, in the Calvados département*Pierrepont, Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département...
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History
The earliest surviving record of the village dates from the tenth entury when it was named as Nuntiavilla, which might be translated from Latin as the foretelling town or the town of the annunciation (ville annonciatrice).Later versions of the name that turn up include Lonzéville or indeed Nonzéville. Long before the French 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 was part of the Vaudicourt territory (ban de Vaudicourt), owned by the Abbey of Remiremont. The main street indeed continued to be called the Rue du ban de Vaudicourt until the nineteenth century.
Population probably peaked in the middle of the sixteenth century, when an estimate based on the number of homesteads implies a population of 193. However, by the end of the Thirty Years War it had declined to an estimated level of just 29 in 1648 thanks, presumably, to the triple war induced evils of that time, massacres, famine and plague. The village population never recovered during the ancien regime period. The population returned to 195 registered at the time of the 1831 census, but thereafter the pattern of population decline has mirrored the experience of many Lorraine villages, as commercial opportunities, factory wages and overseas emigration attracted villagers of working age away from the countryside, a trend exacerbated by the decline in farm incomes that followed the agricultural depression of the 1870s.
The commune does not have its own church. For church matters it depends on the parish of Saint Rémi
Saint Remigius
Saint Remigius, Remy or Remi, , was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, . On 24 December 496 he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks...
down the hill at Destord
Destord
Destord is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
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