Cendrecourt
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Hauts du Val de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| height | 211-293 m | |
| surface | 9.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 207 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70500 | |
| INSEE code | 70114 | |
Cendrecourt is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Cendrecourt is located at an altitude of 231 m above sea level, three kilometers northeast of Jussey and about 30 kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the north-western part of the department, slightly elevated on the eastern edge of the broad valley of the Saône .
The area of the 9.31 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the upper Saône valley. The western border mostly runs along the Saône, which flows south through an alluvial lowland around two kilometers wide . The flood plain is on average at 215 m and is mainly used for agriculture. The river is canalised and turned into a waterway; there are two locks in the Cendrecourt section. Remnants of the old barrel with several small loops are present.
From the course of the river, the municipal area extends eastward over the floodplain to the adjacent, slightly undulating landscape, which is subdivided by troughs of short side streams of the Saône (including the Ruisseau de Mievillers ). Towards the northeast, the terrain rises to the Magny plateau and Bois Lajux . The highest point of Cendrecourt is reached here at 293 m. From a geological and tectonic point of view, the terrain consists of alternating layers of sandy-marl and calcareous sediments, which were mainly deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).
Neighboring municipalities of Cendrecourt are Ormoy and Magny-lès-Jussey in the north, Tartécourt and Montureux-lès-Baulay in the east, Jussey in the south and Betaucourt in the west.
history
The area of Cendrecourt was inhabited very early, as evidenced by the remains of a Neolithic settlement. In the Middle Ages, Cendrecourt belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The existence of the noble family, who named themselves after the place, has been documented since 1151. In 1596 the tribe went out. The Cherlieu Abbey also had goods and property in the village. Mievillers formed a grangie to watch over an important ford of the Saône. Together with Franche-Comté , Cendrecourt finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Cendrecourt was rebuilt in the 18th century and has paintings and statues from the 17th and 18th centuries. Century. The former manor house from the 14th century with a drawbridge and round towers is now used as a farm. On the outskirts there is a lavoir from the 19th century, which once served as a wash house and cattle trough.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 318 |
| 1968 | 268 |
| 1975 | 242 |
| 1982 | 214 |
| 1990 | 214 |
| 1999 | 233 |
| 2006 | 213 |
With 207 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Cendrecourt 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 (636 people were still counted in 1886), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Cendrecourt was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, viticulture 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 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 Jussey to Contréglise. Further road connections exist with Magny-lès-Jussey and Betaucourt. The railway line runs through the area from Vesoul to Langres . The nearest train station is in Jussey, but has been closed to passenger traffic.
Personalities
- Wolfgang Kermer (* 1935), em. Prof. for art history, former rector of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
- France Kermer (* 1945), art educator, painter and author
- Albert Ricois, former mayor of Cendrecourt, local historian and author
literature
- Albert Ricois: Cendrecourt autrefois , Cendrecourt 1981 (private print)
- Albert Ricois: Cendrecourt: Deux cents ans d'histoire , Vesoul (Éditions ERCE) 1991
