Provenchères-lès-Darney

Provenchères-lès-Darney
Provenchères-lès-Darney
Location within Lorraine region  Provenchères-lès-Darney
Coordinates: 48°07′45″N 5°57′27″E / 48.1293°N 5.9575°ECoordinates: 48°07′45″N 5°57′27″E / 48.1293°N 5.9575°E
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Darney
Intercommunality	Association of Saône and Madon Country communes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Thiery
Area^1	9.07 km^2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	166
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88360 / 88260
Elevation	320–459 m (1,050–1,506 ft) (avg. 369 m or 1,211 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.

Provenchères-lès-Darney is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

It lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the south of Vittel and to the northwest of Darney.

History

The name "De Provincheriis" is recorded from 1136: this originates with the Latin word "proventus" which may refer to the fruitfulness of the land here.

In the medieval period Provenchères came under the Bassigny bailiwick and the provostship of Lamarche: subsequently it fell within the baliwick of Lamarche. On the spiritual side, the commune was a part of the deanery of Vittel in the Diocese of Toul.

The lordship of Provenchères was in the possession of the Barons of Deuilly and the Abbey of Luxeuil who received half of the tithe income.

By a decree of 22 May 1867 the name of the commune was changed from Provenchères to Provenchères-lès-Darney in order to avoid confusion with Provenchères-en-Vosges (which subsequently underwent a name change of its own).

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE