La Grande-Résie
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Marnay | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 192-222 m | |
| surface | 4.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 86 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70140 | |
| INSEE code | 70443 | |
La Grande-Résie is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Grande-Résie is located at an altitude of 200 m above sea level, seven kilometers north of Pesmes and about 37 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the south of the department, east of the Saône plain in the lowland of the Résie stream between the vast forests of Gros Bois and Bois Dame .
The area of the 4.76 km² municipal area covers a section of the gently undulating landscape between the valley plains of Ognon in the south and Saône in the north. From northeast to southwest the area is crossed by the Résie lowland, which drains the river to the Ognon. The valley is flanked on both sides by a plateau that averages 215 m. It is made up of tertiary sediments and is partly used for agriculture, partly it is forest-covered. To the south, the municipality extends into the Gros Bois . At 222 m, the highest point of La Grande-Résie is reached here. In the north, the municipality shares in the forest of the Bois Dame.
Neighboring communities to La Grande-Résie are Vadans in the north, Chevigney in the east and Broye-Aubigney-Montseugny in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, La Grande-Résie belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The existence of the local aristocratic family Résie has been documented since the 12th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today, La Grande-Résie is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Val de Pesmes, which comprises 18 villages .
Attractions
The chapel of La Grande-Résie was built in 1896 in the neo-renaissance style. North of the Résie is the castle, which was built in the 18th and 19th centuries in the neo-Gothic style. The main building is flanked by two towers and has had a castle chapel since the 19th century.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 105 |
| 1968 | 93 |
| 1975 | 85 |
| 1982 | 87 |
| 1990 | 92 |
| 1999 | 90 |
With 90 inhabitants (1999), La Grande-Résie is one of the smallest communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (166 people were still counted in 1896), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Grande-Résie was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main D475 road from Dole to Gray via Pesmes . Further road connections exist with Aubigney, Vadans and Chevigney.
