Located on the plateau overlooking the valley of the Meuse, upstream above Vaucouleurs, the village street typical of the Lorraine countryside is characterized by water. Formerly known as land of a thousand sources, it has a remarkable heritage of fountains, wash houses and gayoir (or égayoir). Capture water for consumption is located in a small valley at 1 km from the village in the forest and provides ample communal autonomy of people in water quality taste remarkable. Village entirely destroyed during the Thirty Years War by Swedish troops of mercenaries in the service of the King of France (we are yet at that time in the open French territory), it was rebuilt along the creek called ru Nicole. In the 18th century, a porcelain factory was established that produced for two centuries a quality earthenware (faience blue) due to the type of clay existing in the territory. This factory was up to 25 workers and then died out in the early 20th century during the development of major industries of Luneville faience, St. Clement, Sarreguemines. Some buildings remain in the village and can be discovered while walking around the visible traces of the old clay mines open.
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