Nomexy
Nomexy | |
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Coordinates: 48°18′25″N 6°23′09″E / 48.3069°N 6.3858°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Vosges |
Arrondissement | Épinal |
Canton | Charmes |
Intercommunality | CA Épinal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Boulliat[1] |
Area 1 | 7.95 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,951 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Demonym | Nomexéen |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 88327 /88440 |
Elevation | 283–375 m (928–1,230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Nomexy (French pronunciation: [nɔmsi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Inhabitants are called Nomexéens.
Geography
The commune is positioned on the left bank of the Moselle, directly upstream of its confluence with the little Avière, and across the Moselle from the cantonal capital, Châtel-sur-Moselle. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) downstream from Épinal.
The commune contains the
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 businesses 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.
History
There is a record of the
The Abbé Constant Olivier, historian and priest, published a history of Nomexy entitled "Nomexy et le prieuré d'Aubiey" in 1900.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.