Provenchères-lès-Darney

Provenchères-lès-Darney
Commune
Provenchères-lès-Darney
Location within Grand Est region  Provenchères-lès-Darney
Coordinates: 48°07′45″N 5°57′27″E / 48.1293°N 5.9575°E / 48.1293; 5.9575Coordinates: 48°07′45″N 5°57′27″E / 48.1293°N 5.9575°E / 48.1293; 5.9575
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Darney
Intercommunality	CC Vosges côté Sud-Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Thiery
Area1	9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	166
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

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 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 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).