Puzieux, Vosges
Encyclopedia
Puzieux is a commune
in the Vosges
department in Lorraine
in northeastern France
.
Inhabitants acre called Putéoliens.
Puzieux in the Vosges département should not be confused with the Pusieux
in the Moselle
département to the north.
département. The village is within the Canton of
Mirecourt
, itself some 4 kilometres (2 mi) to the south-east. Beyond the south side of Puzieux is the approach path for the local airport
.
The communal territory is traversed by two streams called Les Pierres and Oëlleville. The streams are set in grassland, while the slightly dryer land in the commune is used for arable
farming. Around the village there are some orchards along with the surviving traces of old vineyards
. Save at the outer limits ff the commune, little remains of the forest which probably covered most of the land here in ancient times.
at that time: the presence of grain storage facilities at the heart of such a region would therefore not be surprising.
During the Thirty Years' War
the village was destroyed by invading Swedish
forces. The first half of the seventeenth century was a miserable period. During the reign, in France, of Louis XIII Puzieux was subjected to the ravages of the French
invaders supported by their savage northern allies. At one point it was reported that only three houses of the village remained.
It was only with the return of some measure of peace in 1670 and, more particularly, after 1697 when the Treaty of Ryswick
confirmed the restoration of Lorraine to the Dukes of Lorraine
, that the village could be reconstructed. Modern research suggests that the village rebuilt during the early decades of the eighteenth century was actually the result of the fusion of three villages that had been destroyed by the Swedes, being those previously known as Puzieux, Méréville and Fontenelle.
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 acre called Putéoliens.
Puzieux in the Vosges département should not be confused with the Pusieux
Puzieux, Moselle
Puzieux is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
in the Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
département to the north.
Geography
Puzieux is sited on the north-east of the Vosges Plain, close to the neighbouring Meurthe-et-MoselleMeurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...
département. The village is within the Canton of
Canton of Mirecourt
The Canton of Mirecourt is an French administrative grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine.-Composition:The Canton of Mirecourt comprises the following 32 communes...
Mirecourt
Mirecourt
Mirecourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France. Mirecourt is known for lace-making and the manufacture of musical instruments, particularly those of the violin family...
, itself some 4 kilometres (2 mi) to the south-east. Beyond the south side of Puzieux is the approach path for the local airport
Épinal - Mirecourt Airport
Épinal - Mirecourt Airport or Aéroport d'Épinal - Mirecourt is an airport located in Juvaincourt, 31 km northwest of Épinal and 6 km northwest of Mirecourt, all communes of the Vosges département in the Lorraine région of France....
.
The communal territory is traversed by two streams called Les Pierres and Oëlleville. The streams are set in grassland, while the slightly dryer land in the commune is used for arable
Agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
farming. Around the village there are some orchards along with the surviving traces of old vineyards
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
. Save at the outer limits ff the commune, little remains of the forest which probably covered most of the land here in ancient times.
History
The name Puzieux has mutated from the Gallo-Roman period name which was Puzeoli. Various ideas have been advanced concerning the ancient origin of this name, but the most plausible is that it refers to a pit dug in the ground for the storage of grain. It is known from other sources that Pusieux was at the heart of the Xantois region which produced large amounts of farmed wheatCommon wheat
Common wheat, Triticum aestivum, is a cultivated wheat species.-Nomenclature and taxonomy of the variety and its cultivars:-Evolution:...
at that time: the presence of grain storage facilities at the heart of such a region would therefore not be surprising.
During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
the village was destroyed by invading Swedish
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
forces. The first half of the seventeenth century was a miserable period. During the reign, in France, of Louis XIII Puzieux was subjected to the ravages of the French
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...
invaders supported by their savage northern allies. At one point it was reported that only three houses of the village remained.
It was only with the return of some measure of peace in 1670 and, more particularly, after 1697 when the Treaty of Ryswick
Treaty of Ryswick
The Treaty of Ryswick or Ryswyck was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick in the Dutch Republic. The treaty settled the Nine Years' War, which pitted France against the Grand Alliance of England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the United Provinces.Negotiations started in May...
confirmed the restoration of Lorraine to the Dukes of Lorraine
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
Leopold , surnamed the Good, was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death.-Early life:Leopold Joseph Charles Dominique Agapet Hyacinthe was the son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, a half-sister of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.At the time of...
, that the village could be reconstructed. Modern research suggests that the village rebuilt during the early decades of the eighteenth century was actually the result of the fusion of three villages that had been destroyed by the Swedes, being those previously known as Puzieux, Méréville and Fontenelle.