Aillevans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Pays de Villersexel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 35 ' N , 6 ° 25' E | |
| height | 267-393 m | |
| surface | 5.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 148 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70110 | |
| INSEE code | 70005 | |
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Aillevans is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Aillevans is located at an altitude of 295 m above sea level, five kilometers north of Villersexel and about 20 kilometers east of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends west of the Ognon valley , in the hollow of its side stream Ruisseau des Noyes, at the eastern foot of the ridge of the Mont.
The area of the 5.78 km² large municipal area covers a section of the valley floor of the Ognon. The eastern border mostly runs along the Ognon, which flows here with several turns through an alluvial plain to the south. The plain lies at an average of 270 m and is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. From the course of the river, the community area extends west into the hollow of the village stream Ruisseau des Noyes and the adjacent hills. To the west of the village rises the so-called Mont , on which the highest point of Aillevans is reached at 393 m. It consists of resistant limestone layers from the middle Jurassic period . To the south, the municipal area extends to the edge of the extensive forests of the Bois de l'Ognon and the Grand Fougeray .
Aillevans consists of an upper part of the village on the plateau at the eastern foot of the Mont and a lower part of the village in the hollow of the Ruisseau des Noyes. Neighboring communities of Aillevans are Arpenans and Les Aynans in the north, Longevelle and Saint-Sulpice in the east, Villersexel in the south and Oppenans and Oricourt in the west.
history
The municipality of Aillevans was settled in prehistoric times. In the Bois du Blusseret there were tumuli , one of which was archaeologically researched in 1973. During the excavations, a Neolithic dolmen came to light. Other collective graves date from the Bronze Age.
Together with Franche-Comté, Aillevans finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The area changed in 1807 when Oricourt was incorporated into Aillevans. In 1819, Oricourt was given back its independence. Since 2000, Aillevans has been a member of the communal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel, which comprises 33 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Aillevans was rebuilt in 1737 and extensively restored in 1845. It has a rich interior with furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries.
In the town center there are numerous houses in the traditional Haute-Saône style, the oldest dating from the 16th century.
Outside the village in the direction of Oricourt is the Aillevans dolmen, which is now protected by a wooden structure.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 211 |
| 1968 | 166 |
| 1975 | 144 |
| 1982 | 162 |
| 1990 | 140 |
| 1999 | 122 |
With 148 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Aillevans is one of the smallest communes in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (307 people were counted in 1911), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Aillevans was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but can be easily reached from the department road that leads from Villersexel to Lure . Further road connections exist with Oppenans, Oricourt and Longevelle.
