Belfahy
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Mélisey | |
| Community association | Haute Vallée de l'Ognon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 47 ' N , 6 ° 44' E | |
| height | 520–1,050 m | |
| surface | 3.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 81 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70290 | |
| INSEE code | 70061 | |
 Mairie Belfahy |
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Belfahy is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Belfahy lies at an altitude of 831 m above sea level, making it the highest municipality in the department, about 19 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the far east of the department, in the south Vosges on the southwest slope of the Ballon, between the valleys of Ognon in the west and Rahin in the east.
The area of the 3.07 km² municipal area covers a section of the southern Vosges. The area is bordered by two valley cuts that open to the northwest to the valley of the Doue de l'Eau (tributary of the Ognon): in the southwest of the Ruisseau du Revers aux Chiens , in the north of the Ruisseau de Derrière les Roches . In between is the promontory of Belfahy, which rises to the east to the summit of the Ballon , on which the highest elevation of Belfahy is reached at 1050 m. The eastern boundary runs on the ridge that drops steeply to the valley of the Rahin at Plancher-les-Mines. The heights of the Southern Vosges are predominantly made up of crystalline bedrock. Large parts of the area are made up of coniferous forest. The entire municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
Neighboring municipalities of Belfahy are Servance-Miellin with Miellin in the north, Plancher-les-Mines in the east and Servance in the south and west.
history
In the Middle Ages Belfahy belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Local rule was held by the Lords of Faucogney. Together with Franche-Comté , the place finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Belfahy is a member of the community association Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de l'Ognon, which comprises 12 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Nicolas in Belfahy was built in the 19th century. It houses altars and a pulpit from the 18th century and a wooden statue of St. Sebastian (17th century).
- Church of St. Nicholas in Belfahy
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 128 |
| 1968 | 114 |
| 1975 | 90 |
| 1982 | 74 |
| 1990 | 70 |
| 1999 | 65 |
| 2006 | 69 |
With 81 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Belfahy is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (519 people were counted in 1891), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Belfahy is still a predominantly agricultural (dairy and cattle breeding) and forestry village. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is far away from the larger thoroughfares. The main access is from the top of the pass between Plancher-Bas and Fresse . Further road connections exist with Servance and Miellin.