Oëlleville (French pronunciation: [ɔɛlvil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Oëlleville | |
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 The town hall in Oëlleville | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Oëlleville  | |
  Oëlleville  Oëlleville | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′07″N 6°01′15″E / 48.3353°N 6.0208°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Canton | Mirecourt |
| Intercommunality | CC Mirecourt Dompaire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yveline Herbelot[1] |
Area 1 | 10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 283 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88334 /88500 |
| Elevation | 308–391 m (1,010–1,283 ft) (avg. 364 m or 1,194 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Inhabitants are called Oëllevillois.
Geography
editThe commune is positioned at the confluence of various minor roads approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the west-north-west of Mirecourt and a slightly longer distance to the north-north-east of Vittel. Over 12% of the commune land is forested.
Tradition
editThe village makes a particular feature of the feast of St Nicholas on December 6. Each year a member of the community, chosen for his imposing physique and the steely firmness of his eyes, is selected to dress up as The Saint, who is accompanied by Père Fouettard (better known to some English speakers as Hans Trapp in Alsace or Zwarte Piet in Flanders) with his own bag of less welcome seasonal gifts. A procession and other seasonal gift related celebrations and rituals ensue.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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