Prey, Vosges

Prey
Commune
The town hall in Prey
The town hall in Prey
Location of Prey
Map
Prey is located in France
Prey
Prey
Prey is located in Grand Est
Prey
Prey
Coordinates: 48°10′47″N 6°41′09″E / 48.1797°N 6.6858°E / 48.1797; 6.6858
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentVosges
ArrondissementÉpinal
CantonBruyères
IntercommunalityCC Bruyères - Vallons des Vosges
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Haas[1]
Area
1
2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
89
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
88359 /88600
Elevation404–632 m (1,325–2,073 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prey (French pronunciation: [pʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Geography

Prey is a small rural commune positioned halfway between Bruyères and Docelles.

Distinguished son

Jean Antoine Villemin 1827 - 1892 who identified the infectious nature of tuberculosis in his publication "études sur la tuberculose", was born at Prey. Mainstream medicine was slow to recognise the significance of Villemin's work.

Villemin is also credited with having invented the term "antibiotique" (antibiotic),[3] though this assertion is contested by some English speakers who say the term was first coined only in the twentieth century by a Ukrainian American named Selman Waksman.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ http://villemin.gerard.free.fr/Esprit/Villemin.htm biographical notes on Dr Jean-Antoine VILLEMIN
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