Ainvelle: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

An oil mill in Ainvelle comprised a cast-iron roller crusher, two millstones, a boiler for heating the oil cakes, and a hand-operated winch press. It was still in operation in 1917, ceased activity thereafter, resumed operations from 1943 to 1950, and was subsequently closed permanently.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Ainvelle can earmark the town as a specific travel destination.

Culture and History

The farmsteads and workers’ houses in Ainvelle include buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries; some architectural elements from the 16th century have been reused or preserved in their original location. The rural buildings in Ainvelle also include farmsteads with two living areas. A farmstead in Ainvelle was rebuilt in the first half of the 19th century, probably around 1840.

Sculpted ornamentation on window surrounds and lintels in Ainvelle was produced by a 19th-century sculptor’s workshop whose location is unknown. The Église Saint-Pierre aux Liens is a parish church in Ainvelle. Historically, the Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church in Ainvelle belonged to the Diocese of Besançon and the Deanery of Faverney.

Local Connections

La Roye Demange is based at Route de Mont in 88320 Ainvelle and is dedicated to archaeology in the cantons of Lamarche and Monthureux. Gallo-Roman remains can be found at La Roye Demange in Ainvelle. La Roye Demange’s activities include guided tours.

Nature

Ainvelle is one of the municipalities included in the Bassigny, partie Lorraine bird protection area. The proposed perimeter of the Bassigny, partie Lorraine bird protection area includes additional areas in Ainvelle that belong to the villages’ orchard belt.

For further location options, Allarmont, Grandrupt-de-Bains, Dommartin-Lès-Remiremont, Grandrupt, Belval, Faucompierre, Raon-Aux-Bois and Ferdrupt.

For the overall travel overview: Vosges.