Girecourt-on-Durbion

Girecourt-on-Durbion is a common French, located in the department of the the Vosges and the area Lorraine.

Geography

History

The village was the seat of a seigniory which was important at the 18th century and 19th century. It was also the chief town of one of the cantons of the district of Bruyères under the Révolution.

Curiosities

the castle.
the necropolis of the counts de Bourcier de Villers, owners of the castle at the 19th century, with the burials of the counts Charles-Gabriel-Dieudonné (1765 - 1846), Charles-Jean-Baptist (1798 - 1874) and Charles-Dieudonné (1836 - 1882), of the countesses Louise-Caroline-Henriette de Raguet de Brancion (1814 - 1878) and Jeanne-Marie-Therese Roxand of the Room (1848 - 1914).
the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre church conceals a Deposition of Jean Girardet and an arched chorus of boxes.

Administration

Demography

Famous characters

Jean-François Humbert de Girecourt
the counts de Bourcier de Villers, lords of Girecourt

External bonds

Girecourt-on-Durbion on the site of the national geographical Institute
Girecourt-on-Durbion on the site of INSEE
Girecourt-on-Durbion on the site of Quid
Localization of Girecourt-on-Durbion on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Girecourt-on-Durbion on Mapquest

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