Francourt
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Dampierre-sur-Salon | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 5 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 224-283 m | |
| surface | 7.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 101 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70180 | |
| INSEE code | 70251 | |
Fran Court is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Francourt is located at an altitude of 257 m above sea level, eleven kilometers north-northeast of Dampierre-sur-Salon and about 31 kilometers west of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The street-line village extends in the west of the department, in the plateau landscape northwest of the Saône valley , between the valleys of Bonde and Gourgeonne .
The area of the 7.04 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the plateau north of the Saône valley. From north to south, the area is crossed by the Bonde valley, which drains the river from the Vannon to the Saône. The flood plain averages 235 m and has a maximum width of 500 m. The valley is flanked on both sides by a plateau that reaches an average height of 260 m. This plateau consists of an alternating layer of calcareous and sandy-marly sediments from the middle and upper Jurassic period . Agricultural use predominates on the plateau, but there are also larger areas of forest, especially in the area of the municipal boundaries. To the west of the Bonde valley, the municipal soil extends into the Bois d'Heurcourt (up to 275 m). The Francourt plateau extends east of the valley. At 283 m, the highest point in Francourt is reached on a hill in the Bois des Ages in the far north.
Neighboring municipalities of Francourt are La Roche-Morey and Villers-Vaudey in the north, Renaucourt in the east, Volon and Roche-et-Raucourt in the south and Fouvent-Saint-Andoche in the west.
history
Francourt is mentioned as Franconcourt . The place name is derived from the Germanic personal name Franco and the old French word cortem (court). In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . Local rule was always held by the lords of Fouvent . The place was plundered and pillaged by troops of the Duke of Zweibrücken in 1569. Together with Franche-Comté , Francourt finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In April / May 1918 the Franco-German front was at Francourt. Evidently (soldier's letter) an ammunition depot was blown up there on May 2, 1918. Today Francourt is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières, which comprises 42 towns .
Attractions
The single-nave village church of Francourt was built in 1761 and the bell tower was added between 1858 and 1859. The furnishings include a Louis XVI style pulpit and an 18th century altarpiece.
Other sights include three calvaries and the Notre-Dame de Lourdes grotto from 1892. The castle with two turrets dates from the 18th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 110 |
| 1968 | 108 |
| 1975 | 73 |
| 1982 | 77 |
| 1990 | 112 |
| 1999 | 119 |
| 2006 | 105 |
With 101 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Francourt 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 (233 people were still counted in 1881), slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Francourt is still today a predominantly agricultural village (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are also 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 Pisseloup. Other road connections exist with Raucourt, Volon, Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt and Villers-Vaudey.
