Commune of Vosges (88630) of 140 inhabitants
Significant
events:
In
the
Middle
Ages,
Ruppes
was
the
seat
of
a
barony
and
became
a
provostship.
The
lordship
passed
successively
to
the
houses
of
Beaufremont
and
Stainville.
It
became
Lorraine
by
the
marriage
of
Catherine
de
Salm
with
François
de
Vaudémont.
The
parish
of
Ruppes
had
a
Romanesque
church
that
was
destroyed
during
the
Thirty
Years'
War
(1618-1648).
The
current
church,
dedicated
to
Saint-Gengoult,
was
largely
rebuilt
after
this
conflict.
In
1790,
during
the
French
Revolution,
Ruppes
became
the
capital
of
a
canton
grouping
together
several
surrounding
communes.
This
canton
was
integrated
into
that
of
Coussey
in
1801.
The
communal
archives
of
Ruppes,
covering
the
period
from
1586
to
1948,
are
kept
in
the
Vosges
Departmental
Archives.
At
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century,
the
population
of
Ruppes
decreased,
from
247
inhabitants
in
1911
to
140
in
1975.
Since
then,
the
population
has
increased
slightly,
reaching
142
inhabitants
in
2021.
Coordonnées 48° 28′ 19″ nord, 5° 46′ 14″ est
Aucune photo aérienne de cette commune, car l'espace aérien des environs est interdit aux drones.
Thanks to Mr. Jacques BRELLE for his help.