Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle
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Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle is a commune
in the Vosges
department in Lorraine
in northeastern France
.
Inhabitants are called Pierrepontais.
and Saint-Dié
. As the name indicates, the commune is crossed by the Arentèle River which rises at the foot of the Avison Massif in the commune of Bruyères
, some 12 kilometres (7 mi) through the forest to the south-east.
turned up on the banks of the Arentèle and started to build a monastery. The territory was already inhabited, however, and the villagers greeted the new arrivals with hostility, chasing them away in an easterly direction towards present day Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
where the itinerant saint and his retinue founded that town.
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 Pierrepontais.
Geography
The village is positioned on a minor road in the wooded countryside between ÉpinalÉpinal
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...
and Saint-Dié
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, commonly referred to as Saint-Dié, is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
. As the name indicates, the commune is crossed by the Arentèle River which rises at the foot of the Avison Massif in the commune 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:...
, some 12 kilometres (7 mi) through the forest to the south-east.
History
In the seventh century Saint DiéDeodatus of Nevers
Deodatus of Nevers was a bishop of Nevers from 655. Deodatus lived with Arbogast in the monastery of Ebersheim, established by Childeric II near Sélestat in the forest of Hagenau....
turned up on the banks of the Arentèle and started to build a monastery. The territory was already inhabited, however, and the villagers greeted the new arrivals with hostility, chasing them away in an easterly direction towards present day Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, commonly referred to as Saint-Dié, is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
where the itinerant saint and his retinue founded that town.