Filain (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Rioz | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 11' E | |
| height | 257-401 m | |
| surface | 15.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 235 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70230 | |
| INSEE code | 70234 | |
 Lavoir on the Filaine |
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Filain is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Filain is located at an altitude of 265 m above sea level, about twelve kilometers south of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends north of the river valley of the Ognon , in a valley at the source of the Filaine, between the forest heights of Bois de Filain in the south and Les Monnins in the north.
The area of the municipal area of 15.79 km² covers a section of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Ognon in the south and Saône in the north-west. The central part of the area is crossed by the Filaine basin, which is oriented in a north-west-south-east direction. The stream rises in the area of the village and drains the area south to the Linotte . Otherwise there are no above-ground rivers because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. The Filain basin is flanked on both sides by plateau-like hills, which usually reach heights of 300 to 350 m. They consist of limestone layers from the middle Jurassic period . South of the Filaine, the Bois de Filain plateau extends (up to 320 m). In the west, the community area extends to the foot of the ridge of the Bois de Sainte-Anne . Towards the north, the terrain rises gently to the predominantly agricultural plateau of Les Monnins , on which the highest elevation of Filain is reached at 401 m.
Filain includes the farm settlements Les Monnins (385 m) at the height of the same name and Les Goichots (317 m) at the eastern foot of the height of Les Monnins, as well as a few individual farms. The neighboring municipalities of Filain are Vallerois-Lorioz and Neurey-lès-la-Demie in the north, Dampierre-sur-Linotte and Vy-lès-Filain in the east, Authoison in the south and Échenoz-le-Sec and Vellefaux in the west.
history
The place name goes back to the Latin name Fons Lanae and means something like source of the Lana (Laine, today Filaine) . Filain is first mentioned in a document in 1159 as the property of the Bellevaux monastery . In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The local rule was held by the noble family von Filain, who had a castle built here and went out around the middle of the 15th century. Together with Franche-Comté , Filain finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 2000 Filain has been a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon, which comprises 21 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Filain was built in the 18th century and is richly decorated , including Louis-seize-style furniture , statues of Christ and the Blessed Virgin from the 16th century and other statues from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Filain Castle , which originally dates back to the 14th century, was in the 16th century in the Renaissance style rebuilt. Flanked by two towers, it is home to rich interiors from the 16th to 18th centuries, as well as a collection of hunting trophies and an exhibition of mushrooms.
In the village there are two other mansions and various houses in the traditional Haute-Saône style from the 16th to 18th centuries.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 188 |
| 1968 | 175 |
| 1975 | 159 |
| 1982 | 195 |
| 1990 | 207 |
| 1999 | 226 |
With 235 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Filain 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 (403 people were counted in 1891), a slight population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Filain was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry until well into the 20th century. In addition, there are now various local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Loulans-Verchamp to Vellefaux. Other road connections exist with Neurey-lès-la-Demie and Authoison.
