Equevilley
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Port-sur-Saône | |
| Community association | Terres de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 46 ′ N , 6 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 222–336 m | |
| surface | 9.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 123 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70160 | |
| INSEE code | 70214 | |
 Saint Germain Church |
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Équevilley is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Équevilley is located at an altitude of 274 m above sea level, six kilometers east of Faverney and about 17 kilometers north of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern part of the department, on a slope inclined slightly to the north, south of the wide valley floor of the Lanterne .
The area of the 9.46 km² municipal area includes a section of the gently undulating landscape south of the Lanterne. The northern part of the municipality is occupied by the valley floor of the Lanterne, which is 230 m on average and around five kilometers wide. However, the area does not extend to the river. It is drained by the Ruisseau de Meurecourt to the west to the Lanterne. The forest of the Bois Lajus extends north of this stream .
To the south, the terrain gradually rises to a plateau made up of shell limestone from the Middle Triassic . It is subdivided by several troughs, with the valley of the Ruisseau de Courcelles marking the western boundary. This section is mainly used for agriculture. With a narrow tip, the municipal area extends southeast to the height of the Bois de Lauxon , at which the highest elevation of Équevilley is reached at 336 m, and to the headwaters of the Bâtard , a right tributary of the Durgeon .
The hamlet of Courcelles (240 m) in the basin of the Ruisseau de Courcelles belongs to Équevilley . The neighboring municipalities of Équevilley are Conflans-sur-Lanterne in the north, Meurcourt and La Villedieu-en-Fontenette in the east, Neurey-en-Vaux and Le Val-Saint-Éloi in the south and Breurey-lès-Faverney and Mersuay in the west.
history
Wall foundations of a Gallo-Roman property indicate a very early settlement of the area. Équevilley is first mentioned in a document in 1260. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Faverney Monastery and the Free County shared local rulership. Together with Franche-Comté , the place finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. There was a change of territory shortly after the French Revolution with the incorporation of Courcelles. At the beginning of the 20th century, Équevilley was connected to the public transport network by a tram. Operation on the line was discontinued in 1934 and replaced by a bus connection. Today, Équevilley is a member of the community association Communauté de communes Agir Ensemble, which comprises 13 localities .
Attractions
The Saint-Germain church in Équevilley was rebuilt from 1780 to 1787 in the classical style and is equipped with an octagonal tower. It is classified as a monument historique and houses rich furniture from the 18th century. Also worth seeing are a cross and a calvaire at the entrance to the village, a statue of the Virgin Mary and a roofed lavoir that once served as a wash house and cattle trough.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 169 |
| 1968 | 146 |
| 1975 | 144 |
| 1982 | 114 |
| 1990 | 117 |
| 1999 | 117 |
| 2006 | 129 |
With 123 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Équevilley is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (405 people were still counted in 1891), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Équevilley was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses, including a cheese dairy. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Faverney to La Villedieu-en-Fontenette. Another road connection is with Mersuay.
