Pouxeux is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Vosges

Vosges

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 department in Lorraine

Lorraine (région)

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 in northeastern France

France

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Inhabitants are called Pexéens.

Geography

Pouxeux lies on the left bank of the Moselle

Moselle River

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, opposite its confluence with the little River Vologne

Vologne

The Vologne is a river of the Vosges department in France. It is tributary of the Moselle River. Its source is in the Vosges Mountains, on the northwestern slope of the Hohneck...

. Remiremont

Remiremont

Remiremont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Romarimontains.-Geography:Remiremont is located on the Moselle, close to its confluence with the Moselotte, southeast of Épinal...

 is 13 kilometres (8 mi) upstream to the south-southeast, and Épinal

Épinal

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...

 is 16 kilometres (10 mi) downstream to the northwest.

History

Before the French Revolution

French Revolution

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, Pouxeux fell within the territory of Arches

Arches, Vosges

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, under the baliwick of Remiremont

Remiremont

Remiremont is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Inhabitants are called Romarimontains.-Geography:Remiremont is located on the Moselle, close to its confluence with the Moselotte, southeast of Épinal...

. Its church, dedicated to Saints Gorgon and Nabor, was an annex to the church at Éloyes

Éloyes

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

. Under the administrative arrangements introduced in 1790 the commune was part of the canton of Éloyes. The present administrative structure came into force some ten years later.