Belmont (Haute-Saône)
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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 ° 30' E | |
| height | 335-417 m | |
| surface | 4.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 137 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70270 | |
| INSEE code | 70062 | |
| Website | belmont.cchvo.org | |
_-_06.jpg) Town hall and community hall |
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Belmont is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Belmont is located at an altitude of 376 m above sea level, ten kilometers east-southeast of Luxeuil-les-Bains and about 32 kilometers northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northeastern part of the department, in the southwestern foothills of the Vosges , on the plateau des Mille Étangs .
The area of the municipality of 4.50 km² covers a section of the plateau landscape on the southwestern edge of the Vosges. The area is occupied by a plateau that belongs to the Mille Étangs plateau . The plateau, which consists partly of crystalline bedrock and partly of red sandstone from the Lower Triassic , was shaped by glaciers during the Ice Ages. The landscape is therefore divided into knolls and hollows. It shows a loose structure of pastureland and forest, heathland and moors. There are often small lakes in basins, which are predominantly of natural origin and formed during the Ice Age by glacial grinding. Some ponds were created or dammed higher by the monks for fish farming since the 11th century. The largest ponds on the parish are the Étang Pierre Masson , the Étang des Longues Noyes and the Étang Grosdot . The area is drained by the lantern , which marks the eastern border with its 500 m wide flood plain. At 417 m, the highest point of Belmont is reached on a knoll in the far north. To the south, the municipal area extends into the wooded area of the Bois de la Branle . The entire municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
Belmont includes the hamlet of Les Voies de la Branle (368 m) and some farms. Neighboring communities of Belmont are La Corbière and Les Fessey in the north, La Lanterne-et-les-Armonts in the east, Lantenot and Rignovelle in the south and Magnivray in the west.
history
Belmont was first mentioned in a document in 1228. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont area . 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 Belmont is a member of the communal association Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de l'Ognon, which comprises 12 villages .
population
With 137 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Belmont 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 (313 people were still counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 179 | 166 | 118 | 117 | 123 | 112 | 109 | 135 |
Attractions
The village church of the Assumption ( Église de l'Assomption ) was built in the 19th century. It houses a crucifix and a painting of St. Nicholas (18th century) as well as frescoes in the choir from the 19th century. The Mairie - Lavoir , a wash house set into the municipal administration building, was built around 1840. The now functionless building is classified as a monument historique .
Economy and Infrastructure
Belmont is still today a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding), forestry and fish farming. 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 located away from the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Froideconche to Écromagny. Further road connections exist with Les Fessey, Magnivray, Rignovelle and Lantenot.
