Pargny-sous-Mureau () is a commune in the

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in northeastern

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Geography

The commune occupies the valley of the little River Saônelle, being positioned between

Liffol-le-Grand Liffol-le-Grand () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Vosges department of France. The commun ...

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, near the western edge of the département.

The abbey

The

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was demolished in

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, though a few pieces of walls and a porch survive, albeit in an increasingly bad condition. A stream crosses the grounds of the former abbey, its water still channeled for a section, within a man-made tunnel.