La Malachère
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Rioz | |
| Community association | Pays Riolais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| height | 269-380 m | |
| surface | 5.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 307 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70190 | |
| INSEE code | 70326 | |
La Malachère is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Malachère is located at an altitude of 285 m above sea level, four kilometers north of Rioz and about 24 kilometers north of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The former street-line village extends in the south of the department, in the northern section of the Rioz plateau, in the heights of the Grands Bois .
The area of the 5.46 km² large municipal area comprises a section of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Ognon in the south and Saône in the north-west. The main part of the area is taken up by the Rioz plateau, which is on average 280 m. It consists of an alternating layer of calcareous and sandy-marly layers from the upper Jurassic period and is drained south to the Buthiers. The plateau is mostly made up of arable and meadow land. In the north-west, the municipality reaches as far as the Bois des Rêpes , where the highest point of La Malachère is reached at 380 m. To the east the area extends into the Grands Bois , an extensive forest area (up to 340 m) that separates the Rioz plateau from the Quenoche valley.
Neighboring municipalities of La Malachère are Hyet in the north, Quenoche in the east and Traitiéfontaine and Rioz in the south and west.
history
La Malachère was first mentioned in a document in 1235 under the name Mereschyere . Over time, the spelling changed via Maleschiere (1274), La Malechiere (1591) and La Mallechere (1614) to the current name, which has been handed down since 1700. The place name goes back to the old French word mareschiere (moor, swamp).
In the Middle Ages, La Malachère was part of the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont area . The barony of Fondremand was responsible for local rule over the village. Together with Franche-Comté , La Malachère finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today, La Malachère is a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais, which comprises 33 localities . Ecclesiastically it belongs to Rioz.
Attractions
The sights of the village include the Fontaine du Center, a covered circular fountain built in 1832 with four arches, the Fontaine du Haut from 1831 with five arches and a Calvaire from 1708.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 119 |
| 1968 | 114 |
| 1975 | 129 |
| 1982 | 127 |
| 1990 | 171 |
| 1999 | 194 |
With 194 inhabitants (1999), La Malachère 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 (189 people were counted in 1896), the population has continued to grow steadily since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Malachère was primarily 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 go to work in the larger towns in the area and in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N57, which leads from Besançon to Vesoul . Further road connections exist with Trésilley and Hyet.
