Mazeley

Mazeley
Mazeley
Location within Lorraine region  Mazeley
Coordinates: 48°14′34″N 6°20′22″E / 48.2428°N 6.3394°ECoordinates: 48°14′34″N 6°20′22″E / 48.2428°N 6.3394°E
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal
Canton	Châtel-sur-Moselle
Intercommunality	Association of Capavenir communes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Caytel
Area^1	10.39 km^2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	249
• Density	24/km^2 (62/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88294 / 88150
Elevation	320–415 m (1,050–1,362 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

The village lies at the confluence of three or four minor roads some 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Épinal.

History

Several archaeological discoveries indicate that the area was occupied in Roman times. A section of paved roadway was unearthed in the local woods in 1861, followed in 1988 by the discovery of a Gallo-Roman road in the Chanot district. Also discovered in 1988 an old road visible over more than a kilometre in an area called Donzey Wood (Bois de Donzey)heading in the direction of Gigney ^[1]

Points of interest

• Arboretum de Mazeley

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE

1. Provost (sous direction de), Michel (1988 (Vol 88)). Carte Archéologique de la Gaule. Paris: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. ISBN 2-87754-088-X. Check date values in: |date= (help)