THE MODERN PERIOD
Second the the XIX century part°, will be peaceful. Vauvillers is not touched by the industrial revolution. Far from the raw materials, transportation communication channels (neither inland waterways, nor railways), only trade of wood, the statute of chief town of canton and the craft industry whose many houses of embroideries will make it possible Vauvillers to keep a statute and a population enviables.
Her children will take part in the 3 world wars, the wars of 1870, 14-18 and 39-45.
The Marcot General, born in Vauvillers in 1845 was controlling military academy of Saint-Cyr, took part in the war of 1870 when it was rescued by a miracle of the explosion of a poudrière in whom it was. General, commander of the Legion of Honor, it was killed on October 4, 1914 in Essards Bucquoy in the area of Arras.
The village will pay a heavy tribute with the 2 world wars of this century. Many young people joined the maquis which flowered in the forests of the area, of which that of the morillon.
Vauvillers will give a senator, Jules Hayaux, and a Deputy, Albert Mauguière (embroiderer) with the III°republic. A. Mauguière will be appointed of 1928 to 1939. The full powerss with the Pétain Marshal will stop Net his career political.
Multitude in main street at the beginning of the century
The post-war period will continue nicely, in discretion, would be this only the epic elections between political adversaries of always which spiced the quiet life of our fellow-citizens.
Links
Jonvelle: very beautiful site on the history and the Gallo-Roman vestiges of the village. http://www.hrnet.fr/~epeton
Bouligney: The site of an English academic of the
university of Aston which has a residence with Bouligney. Churches,
the fountains laundrettes, Anjeux, slopes of Champlitte..... The
illustration of the paragraph devoted to the traditional houses is a
photograph of the house of my grandparents with Betoncourt
Saint-Pancras: " on our premises up there "
http://www.cs.aston.ac.uk/~golderpa/pauls/bouli.htm
