Frasne-le-Château
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | |
| Community association | Monts de Gy | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | |
| height | 236-375 m | |
| surface | 12.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 292 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70700 | |
| INSEE code | 70253 | |
Frasne-le-Château is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Frasne-le-Château is located at an altitude of 245 m above sea level, nine kilometers northeast of Gy and about 27 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the Saône basin in a hollow at the source of the Jouanne.
The area of the municipal area of 12.50 km² covers a section of the gently undulating landscape southeast of the Saône . The central part of the area is taken up by the wide hollow of Frasne, which averages 250 m. The Jouanne rises in the basin and drains the area north to the Romaine . In the area of the village, agricultural use predominates. To the northwest, the municipal area extends with a narrow tip into the poorly reliefed landscape of the Bois de Saint-Gand , which is made up of tertiary deposits. In the southeast the terrain rises gradually to the heights that flank the Saône basin. They consist of alternating layers of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the middle and upper Jurassic period . At 375 m, the highest point of Frasne-le-Château is reached on the Grachaux ridge.
Neighboring municipalities of Frasne-le-Château are La Vernotte , Les Bâties and Vaux-le-Moncelot in the north, Fretigney-et-Velloreille in the east, Oiselay-et-Grachaux and Villers-Chemin-et-Mont-lès-Étrelles in the south as well Étrelles-et-la-Montbleuse to the west.
history
Finds of tools ( flint ) from prehistoric times indicate a very early settlement of the municipality. In the Middle Ages Frasne belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . A side branch of the Counts of Burgundy had the castle of Frasne built in the 11th century, which developed into the center of a rule. Together with Franche-Comté , Frasne finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 2003 Frasne-le-Château has been a member of the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy, which comprises 20 villages .
Attractions
The most important building in the area is Frasne Castle, the current structure of which dates from the 16th to 19th centuries. The church of Frasne was rebuilt in the 18th century and has a marble statue of the Madonna from the 17th century. Other sights include a manor house from the 16th century, the Château Mugnier from the 18th century, various farmhouses and town houses in the town center from the 18th century and the Lavoir, which was built in 1833 according to plans by Louis Well.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 461 |
| 1968 | 432 |
| 1975 | 414 |
| 1982 | 290 |
| 1990 | 218 |
| 1999 | 228 |
With 292 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Frasne-le-Château is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased markedly during the 20th century (902 people were still counted in 1891), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Frasne-le-Château was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing 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 vicinity.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the main road D474, which leads from Gray via Gy to Vesoul . Other road connections exist with Étrelles, La Montbleuse and Vaux-le-Moncelot.
