Commune
of
the
Vosges
(88140)
with
250
inhabitants.
Saulxures-lès-Bulgnéville
has
a
rich
history
dating
back
to
the
Middle
Ages.
In
the
13th
century,
the
village,
then
called
"Saulsuriae",
was
a
fortress
inhabited
by
Gondemart
du
Fay,
Lord
of
Saulxures.
In
1431,
the
Battle
of
Bulgnéville
took
place
nearby,
pitting
the
troops
of
René
d'Anjou
against
those
of
Antoine
de
Vaudémont.
Marshal
Barbazan,
Seneschal
of
Lorraine,
was
mortally
wounded
there.
During
the
French
Revolution,
in
1793,
the
commune
was
named
"Saulxures".
In
1801,
it
adopted
the
current
name
of
"Saulxures-lès-Bulgnéville".
In
the
19th
century,
the
commune
was
mainly
rural,
with
the
presence
of
two
tile
factories.
The
population
reached
about
700
inhabitants
at
that
time.
On
July
29,
1944,
a
Lancaster
plane
from
the
90th
squadron
was
shot
down
and
crashed
in
the
communal
forest,
resulting
in
the
death
of
seven
Anglo-Canadian
soldiers.
A
commemorative
stele
was
erected
in
their
memory.
Coordonnées 48° 11′ 52″ nord, 5° 48′ 28″ est