Dampvalley-lès-Colombe
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Triangle Vert | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ′ N , 6 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 244-378 m | |
| surface | 6.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 113 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70000 | |
| INSEE code | 70199 | |
Dampvalley-lès-Colombe is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Dampvalley-lès-Colombe is located at an altitude of 265 m above sea level, about seven kilometers east of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, slightly elevated on the southern slope of the Colombine , on the northern edge of the plateau of the Bois de Noroy.
The area of the municipal area of 6.26 km² includes a section in the area of the hill country between the basin of Vesoul and the plain of Lure. The Colombine Valley crosses the area from northeast to southwest. The brook flows here with several turns through an approximately 100 m wide flood plain, which is cut 50 to 100 m deep into the surrounding high plateaus. The steep slopes are criss-crossed by limestone cliffs in various places. There are several caves here.
To the north and south of the Colombine valley are plateaus that consist of a resistant limestone layer from the middle Jurassic period . On the north side of the valley are the heights of the Charmont (357 m) and the Bois de la Craye . In the south lies the agriculturally used plateau of the Côte , on which the highest point of Dampvalley-lès-Colombe is reached at 378 m. The eastern boundary is marked by the Bois de Calmoutier .
Neighboring municipalities of Dampvalley-lès-Colombe are Montcey in the north, Calmoutier in the east, Noroy-le-Bourg and Colombe-lès-Vesoul in the south and Frotey-lès-Vesoul in the west.
history
The Colombine valley was probably settled in prehistoric times. In the Middle Ages Dampvalley belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The lords of Montaigu held local rule. Towards the end of the Thirty Years War, the village was completely destroyed by the Turenne troops in 1644. Together with Franche-Comté , Dampvalley finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Dampvalley-lès-Colombe is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Grands Bois, which comprises 12 localities .
Attractions
The village church was rebuilt in the 19th century. To the south of the village is a pyramid-shaped building erected after a cholera epidemic and bearing a statue of the Vierge Immaculée (1856).
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 59 |
| 1968 | 58 |
| 1975 | 68 |
| 1982 | 110 |
| 1990 | 131 |
| 1999 | 112 |
| 2006 | 113 |
With 113 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Dampvalley-lès-Colombe 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 (168 people were counted in 1896), the population continued to grow steadily from the mid-1970s to 1990. During this time the population has doubled. Since then, however, a downward trend can be seen again.
Economy and Infrastructure
Dampvalley-lès-Colombe is still a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns of the Vesoul agglomeration.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the main road N19 that runs from Vesoul to Belfort . Further road connections exist with Noroy-le-Bourg and Montcey.
