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Lièpvre
Sign in to saveLièpvre (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. A monastery was built here in the eighth century by Saint Fulrad, who filled it with relics of Saint Cucuphas and Saint Alexander.
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Lièpvre is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region and the Haut-Rhin department. It lies in the arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé and the canton of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. The town is located within the Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park and shares borders with Ribeauvillé, Saint-Hippolyte, Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, and Rombach-le-Franc.
The commune has an area of 12.55 square kilometers and an elevation of 930 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 1,765, comprising 836 males and 888 females. The postal code for the area is 68660.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lièpvre
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,708
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lièpvre
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lièpvre 398.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Lièpvre seen from Hoimbach
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Lièpvre 68.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Colmar-Ribeauvillé
- French commune.canton
- Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
- French commune.INSEE
- 68185
- French commune.postal code
- 68660
- French commune.mayor
- Denis Petit
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Val d'Argent
- French commune.elevation m
- 275
- French commune.elevation min m
- 234
- French commune.elevation max m
- 930
- French commune.area km2
- 12.55
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Municipal Boundaries
- History
- Hermitage
- Foundation of Lièpvre
- Convent of Lièpvre
- Royal basilica of Saint Denis
- Fulrad's death
- Disputed priory
- Dukes of Lorraine
- Decline and disappearance of the priory
- Current church
- Battles and invasions
- The Armagnacs in the valley
- Conflict between Duke Antoine of Lorraine and the Lord of Geroldseck
- Places and monuments
- Old fountain
- Churches
- Restoration of Our Lady of the Assumption
- Fountain of Saint Alexander
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Lièpvre (; ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. A monastery was built here in the eighth century by Saint Fulrad, who filled it with relics of Saint Cucuphas and Saint Alexander.
==Geography== The municipality is nestled in the Liepvrette river valley as the river descends from the main chain of the Vosges into the Col des Bagenelles, a mountain pass in the Vosges. The Liepvrette runs northeast through Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines before reaching Lièpvre. Below Lièpvre, the river runs between the ruins of Frankenbourg castle in the north and the castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg in the south then across the municipality of Scherwiller. The Liepvrette then joins the river Giessen (Scheer in former times), which flows from the Val de Villé, before emptying into the river Ill near Sélestat.
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