Poussay
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°19′17″N 6°07′28″E / 48.3214°N 6.1244°ECoordinates: 48°19′17″N 6°07′28″E / 48.3214°N 6.1244°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Canton | Mirecourt |
| Intercommunality | CC Mirecourt Dompaire |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Demard |
| Area1 | 8.69 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 747 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88357 /88500 |
| Elevation | 256–327 m (840–1,073 ft) (avg. 295 m or 968 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Poussay is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Inhabitants are called Porsuavitains (from the Latin version of Poussay, Portus Suavis).
The commune is positioned on the plain that adjoins the Vosges. The countryside is diverse, combining a large number of residual hillocks with the valley of the River Madon. The village itself is sited on a raised shelf on the left bank of the river in the Madon valley, 2 kilometres (1 mi) to the north of Mirecourt. It overlooks a meandering section of river set in a richly watered arboreal tapestry of that includes willow hedges, poplars and alder.
It was in the village, dominating from its limestone outcrop the Madon Valley, and also positioned across the old road from Nancy, that the great essayist Montaigne stayed around 1580 before he proceeded to Plombières en route for Italy.
Poussay has a rich history and each epoch has left traces, such as the ancient Roman road and the Merovingian era cemetery.
The Bishop of Toul between 996 and 1019 was a man named Berthold who founded a Benedictine monastery here. It was the fourth such foundation in Lorraine, after similar foundations at Remiremont, Épinal et Bouxières-aux-Dames. The monastery later became the , a form of béguinage for unmarried pious noblewomen.
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