Baulay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Port-sur-Saône | |
| Community association | Terres de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ' N , 6 ° 0' E | |
| height | 210-292 m | |
| surface | 8.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 297 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70160 | |
| INSEE code | 70056 | |
Baulay is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Baulay is located at an altitude of 219 m above sea level, nine kilometers southeast of Jussey and about 22 kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, in the valley east of the Saône , opposite Fouchécourt .
The area of the 8.22 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the upper Saône valley. The western border always runs along the Saône, which flows here through an alluvial lowland to the south. The valley level is on average 215 m and has a width of about two kilometers. The river has been developed into a waterway and has a boat landing stage at Baulay.
From the course of the river, the community area extends eastward over the valley floodplain, which is mainly used for agricultural purposes, to the adjacent wooded heights, which consist of an alternating layer of sandy-marly and calcareous sediments from the lower Jurassic period (Lias). At 292 m, the highest point in Baulay is reached on the forest knoll north of the village. The area is bounded by two left tributaries of the Saône, in the north by the Ruisseau de Révillon , in the south by the Superbe . In the far east, the communal soil extends to the heights of the Haut de Gilet (259 m).
Neighboring municipalities of Baulay are Montureux-lès-Baulay and Buffignécourt in the north, Amance in the east, Faverney and Purgerot in the south and Fouchécourt in the west.
history
Baulay was first mentioned in a document in 1297. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . In 1595 the place was sacked by troops under Tremblecourt and destroyed again during the Thirty Years' War. Together with Franche-Comté , Baulay finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Baulay was built in the 18th century. The cemetery chapel dates from the 19th century and has an altar from 1677 and a statue of the Madonna from the 17th century. A round fountain with a mighty obelisk stands on the village square.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 520 |
| 1968 | 508 |
| 1975 | 403 |
| 1982 | 378 |
| 1990 | 338 |
| 1999 | 299 |
| 2006 | 317 |
With 297 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Baulay is one of the smaller municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 410 and 570 people, a continuous population decline has been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s. Since then the population has decreased by around 40%.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Baulay was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many employed people are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration of Vesoul.
The place is off the major thoroughfares near a department road that leads from Amance to Gevigney. Further road connections exist with Amoncourt, Buffignécourt and Fouchécourt. The railway line from Vesoul to Langres, opened in 1858, runs through the municipality .
