Vair
Vair (; from Latin ''varius'' "variegated"), originating as a processed form of squirrel fur, gave its name to a set of different patterns used in heraldry. Heraldic vair represents a kind of fur common in the Middle Ages, made from pieces o ...
Vosges
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Grand Est
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in northeastern
France
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. Inhabitants are called ''Nogarésiens''.
Geography
Norroy is positioned to the north-west of
Vittel
Vittel (; archaic ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the '' Vittel'' brand. A series of negotiations involving Nestlé, local agr ...
on a plateau that separates the rivers
Vair
Vair (; from Latin ''varius'' "variegated"), originating as a processed form of squirrel fur, gave its name to a set of different patterns used in heraldry. Heraldic vair represents a kind of fur common in the Middle Ages, made from pieces o ...
and (Little Vair). The highest point, in the south of the commune, is at 454 meters in the Châtillon Woods (''Bois de Châtillon'').
History
The commune of Norroy contained a command post which must have been given to the
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...
by the Count of Vaudémont. In the later medieval period revenues from the commune were split, two thirds going to the
Dukes of Lorraine
The kings and dukes of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions, since its creation as the kingdom of Lotharingia by the Treaty of Prüm, in 855. The first rulers of the newly established region were ...
bailiwick
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In English, the original French combi ...
of
Bourmont
Bourmont () is a former commune in the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France. On 1 June 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bourmont-entre-Meuse-et-Mouzon.Lamarche
District
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Bulgnéville
Bulgnéville () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
History
The Battle of Bulgnéville took place there on 2 July 1431.
A major employer is the cheese factory of the Hermitage, which makes Le Brouère ...