Nompatelize

Nompatelize
Nompatelize
Location within Lorraine region  Nompatelize
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton	Raon-l'Étape
Intercommunality	Association of the Ban d'Étival communes
Mayor	Didier Barret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	301–520 m (988–1,710 ft) (avg. 372 m/1,220 ft)
Land area1	6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population2	573  (2006)
- Density	83 /km2 (210 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88328/ 88470
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.

Coordinates: 48°19′33″N 6°51′13″E / 48.3258333333°N 6.85361111111°E / 48.3258333333; 6.85361111111

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

Inhabitants from well established local families are known as hauts-banais or hautes-banaises according to gender. This is a reference to the hilly territory in which the village is located and which at one time was owned by the Abbey of nearby Étival. 'Ban' is an old word for a territory while 'haut' (high) is a reference to the uneven topography.

Geography

The commune occupies an ancient volcanic plateau which has been coated at the edges with Permian sandstone deposits which become thicker to the south and east in the Permian basin of Saint-Dié.

The commanding position of the little plateau, between the valleys of the Meurthe and of the Valdange provides remarkable views towards Raon-l'Étape and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges respctively to the north and to the east, accessible to motorists travelling along the departmental road RD32 which connects Saint-Dié with the Haut du Bois Pass and the road to Rambervillers.

A principal source of employment is a car parts plant owned by the Faurecia company.

See also

• Communes of the Vosges department

References

• INSEE