Borey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Triangle Vert | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 36 ' N , 6 ° 21' E | |
| height | 282-438 m | |
| surface | 14.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 230 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70110 | |
| INSEE code | 70077 | |
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Borey is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Borey is located at an altitude of 321 m above sea level, seven kilometers northwest of Villersexel and about 15 kilometers east of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, in a basin between the heights of the Grands Bois to the south and Mont d'Autrey to the north.
The area of the 14.50 km² municipal area comprises a section in the undulating landscape between the Vesoul basin in the west and the Ognon river valley in the southeast. The central part of the area is occupied by the hollow of Borey, which lies at an average of 315 m. It has a width of two kilometers and a length of five kilometers and opens to the southwest to the basin of Vallerois. The only surface flowing water is the Bief , which rises at the foot of Mont d'Autrey with a karst spring, but drains away again after a running distance of around 1.5 kilometers. The hollow is mainly used for agriculture.
The Borey valley is flanked by wooded mountain ranges: in the north by Mont d'Autrey (426 m) and in the west by Mont de Cerre (396 m). To the northeast, a saddle leads over to the Lauzin valley. This tributary of the Ognon marks the north-eastern border for a short section. In the southeast, the depression is bordered by the densely forested ridge of the Grands Bois . Here, at the height of the Bois du Nouvelet , the highest point of Borey is reached at 438 m. To the south, the municipality extends to the edge of the Vallerois basin.
From a geological and tectonic point of view, the terrain consists mainly of a resistant limestone layer from the middle Jurassic period . It is subdivided by several fault lines running in a south-west-north-east direction. Karst phenomena occur in several places , in particular the shafts ( French gouffre ) Creux Fallon and Creux-qui-Sonne (47 m deep).
Borey includes the settlements of Les Chandelles (337 m) on the saddle north of the Bois du Nouvelet and Les Baraques de Borey (310 m) in the Borey depression, as well as several farms. Neighboring municipalities of Borey are Autrey-lès-Cerre and Montjustin-et-Velotte in the north, Oppenans and Moimay in the east, Marast , Esprels and Vallerois-le-Bois in the south and Cerre-lès-Noroy in the west.
history
Remains from Gallo-Roman times, in particular the foundations of a country house from the 1st century, indicate an early settlement of the area. Borey is first mentioned in 1211 under the name Bosre . The spellings Borre (1238) and Borrey (1282) have been handed down from a later period . The origin of the place name is unclear. The name could be derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Burrus and the suffix -acum , which means something like estate des Burrus . The derivation from the Celtic word Borna (cave) is also possible.
In the Middle Ages, Borey belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of Bailliage d'Amont . The existence of the noble von Borrey family is documented from the 12th to the 15th centuries. Borey was the center of a rule. Then the rule passed into the possession of the lords of Rupt-sur-Saône . The place was affected several times , including by the Grandes Compagnies (1360) and the Ecorcheurs (1444).
Together with Franche-Comté , Borey finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1719 the rule of the French King Louis XV. elevated to a county, and in 1786 the residents were granted civil liberties. Today Borey is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Grands Bois, which comprises 12 villages .
Attractions
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The Saint-Martin church was rebuilt in 1779 on the site of the original church from the 12th century and has an imperial-style tower. The rich furnishings include altars (partly made of marble), paneling, paintings and grave slabs from the 18th century.
The castle was rebuilt from 1684 in the classical style, has two corner towers and a dovecote (round tower). The Fontaine Saint-Maurice was built from 1861 to 1863, a fountain that also served as a wash house and cattle trough. Other sights include the Sainte-Barbe chapel (1875) on the road to Autrey-lès-Cerre and the Notre-Dame du Rocher statue (1875) on the road to Villersexel.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 235 |
| 1968 | 195 |
| 1975 | 183 |
| 1982 | 246 |
| 1990 | 202 |
| 1999 | 225 |
| 2006 | 205 |
With 230 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Borey 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 (601 people were still counted in 1891), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Borey was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Iron ore was mined at Mont d'Autrey until the 18th century. The water power of the Bief was previously used to operate a mill. 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 village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Noroy-le-Bourg to Villersexel. Further road connections exist with Vallerois-le-Bois and Montjustin.
