Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Dampierre-sur-Salon | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 40 ' N , 5 ° 47' E | |
| height | 210-267 m | |
| surface | 9.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 99 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70120 | |
| INSEE code | 70237 | |
Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt is located at an altitude of 224 m above sea level, about 28 kilometers west of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the west of the department, in the plateau landscape northwest of the Saône valley , in the wide hollow of the village stream.
The area of the municipal area of 9.50 km² includes a section in the area of the plateau north of the Saône valley. The southern border mostly runs along the Gourgeonne , which flows with numerous windings through the alluvial lowland and provides drainage to the Saône. The flood plain averages 210 m and is a maximum of one kilometer wide. The community area extends northward from the river to the adjacent plateau, which reaches an average height of 240 m. The plateau consists of alternating layers of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the Upper Jurassic . The plateau is subdivided by the basin of the Ruisseau de Fleurey and other basins. Agricultural use is predominant in the valley and on the plateau. To the north the area extends into the extensive forest of the Corne au Fiètre . At 267 m, on the edge of the Grand Bois in the far north, the highest point of Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt is reached.
Neighboring municipalities of Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt are La Roche-Morey in the north, Vauconcourt-Nervezain in the east, Mont-Saint-Léger and Renaucourt in the south and Francourt and Villers-Vaudey in the west.
history
Fleurey is mentioned as Florus Romain . The origin of the settlement was probably formed by a Benedictine priory. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . In 1569 the Duke of Zweibrücken moved into quarters in the village. When he left, Fleurey, like many other towns in the area, was pillaged and sacked by the troops. Together with Franche-Comté , Fleurey finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. To avoid confusion with other communities of the same name, Fleurey was officially renamed Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt in 1837. Today, Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières, which comprises 42 localities .
Attractions
The Saint-Brice church was built in the 18th and 19th centuries. It houses a richly carved main altar from the 18th century. Near the church there is a calvaire dated 1772 and a covered fountain from 1873.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 190 |
| 1968 | 155 |
| 1975 | 136 |
| 1982 | 125 |
| 1990 | 116 |
| 1999 | 108 |
| 2006 | 114 |
With 99 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (405 people were still counted in 1881), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses, especially in the wood processing and construction industries. 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 departmental road that leads from Lavoncourt to Lavigney. Other road connections exist with Francourt, Villers-Vaudey and Vauconcourt-Nervezain.
