Norroy is a commune

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

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 department in Lorraine

Lorraine (région)

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 in northeastern France

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Despite an official name change, it still sometimes appears in official documents named as Norroy-sur-Vair.

Inhabitants are called Nogarésiens.

Geography

Norroy is positioned 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the north-west of Vittel

Vittel

Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:...

 on a plateau that separates the Rivers Vair and Petit Vair (Little Vair). The highest point, in the south of the commune, is at 454 meters in the Châtillon Woods (Bois de Châtillon).

History

The commune of Norroy-sur-Vair contained a command post which must have been given to the Knights Templar

Knights Templar

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...

 by the Count of Vaudémont. In the later medieval period revenues from thecommune were split, two thirds going to the Dukes of Lorraine and one third to the Templar Commander at Robécourt

Robécourt

Robécourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...

. In 1751 the commune was subject to the bailiwick

Bailiwick

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 of Bourmont

Bourmont

Bourmont is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....

, and it was part of the Lamarche

Lamarche

Lamarche is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....

 District under the post-revolution

French Revolution

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 administrative structure in place between 1790 and 1800.

In terms of church administration, Norroy-sur-Vair was an annex to the parish of Mandres-sur-Vair

Mandres-sur-Vair

Mandres-sur-Vair is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Mandrions.-Unusual feature:...

, under the care of the presbytery at Bulgnéville

Bulgnéville

Bulgnéville is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-History:The Battle of Bulgnéville took place there on 2 July 1431.A major employer is the cheese factory of the Hermitage, which makes Le Brouère.-External links:*...

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