Apremont (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Gray | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ' N , 5 ° 33' E | |
| height | 186-226 m | |
| surface | 14.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 460 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70024 | |
Apremont is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Apremont is located at an altitude of 202 m above sea level, seven kilometers southwest of Gray and about 40 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the plain of Gray on a terrace on the southern edge of the valley plain of the Saône , opposite Mantoche .
The area of the municipal area of 14.40 km² comprises a section of the gently undulating landscape between the valley plains of Saône in the north and Ognon in the south. The area is bordered in the west by the Saône, in the north by a side canal of the Saône, which cuts a river arch extending to the southeast. The Saône flows to the southwest through an alluvial plain , which averages 180 m and a width of about three kilometers. From the course of the river, the community area extends southeast to the adjacent plateau (on average 210 m). It is made up of tertiary sediments and is mainly used for agriculture. The plateau is subdivided by the valley of the Ruisseau la Roye . At 226 m, the highest point in Apremont is reached on the edge of the Bois de la Roture .
Neighboring municipalities to Apremont are Mantoche and Esmoulins in the north, Champvans and Le Tremblois in the east, Germigney in the south and Talmay and Essertenne-et-Cecey in the west.
history
The area of Apremont was already populated in prehistoric times. Two tumuli from the Gallic period and mosaics from the Gallo-Roman period were found on the parish floor . Since then, there has been a much-used ford of the Saône near Apremont.
In the Middle Ages, Apremont belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The existence of the Apremont rule has been documented since the 9th century. Apremont developed into a small castle town early on. In the 12th century, the Saint-Claude Abbey established a priory that later became dependent on the Acey Monastery . A hospital was established in 1312. The Burgflecken was in 1470 by troops of the French King Louis XI. destroyed. Together with Franche-Comté , Apremont finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Apremont is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Val de Gray, which comprises 16 villages .
Attractions
The Saint-Barthélemy church was rebuilt in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. Only a few remains of the medieval castle have survived. Today's Château d'Apremont was built around 1750 in the Renaissance style. The roofed lavoir, which once served as a wash house and cattle trough, dates from 1839.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 390 |
| 1968 | 372 |
| 1975 | 380 |
| 1982 | 372 |
| 1990 | 362 |
| 1999 | 362 |
With 396 inhabitants (2004), Apremont 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 (660 people were still counted in 1896), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Apremont was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are various local small businesses, including a construction machine construction company and a gravel works. 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 village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Gray to Broye. Further road connections exist with Mantoche and Champvans.
Personalities
- Xavier de Montépin , French novelist
