La Montagne (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Mélisey | |
| Community association | Haute Vallée de l'Ognon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ' N , 6 ° 36' E | |
| height | 570-808 m | |
| surface | 12.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 37 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70310 | |
| INSEE code | 70352 | |
 Mairie La Montagne |
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La Montagne is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Montagne is located at an altitude of 655 m above sea level, nine kilometers north-northeast of Faucogney-et-la-Mer and about 48 kilometers northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The scattered settlement community extends in the extreme northeast of the department, in the southwestern Vosges , in the basin of the Ruisseau de la Montagne.
The area of the 12.61 km² municipal area comprises a section of the plateau landscape on the western edge of the Vosges, which is criss-crossed by valleys. The central part of the area is occupied by the basin of the Ruisseau de la Montagne , which provides drainage to the south to the Breuchin . The valley basin of La Montagne is sunk a maximum of 100 m deep into the surrounding plateaus. La Montagne has two small lakes, Étang des Peux and Étang des Murots, and several ponds.
The basin is flanked in the southeast by the Roches de la Louvière (752 m), in the east by the height of the Bambois (at 808 m, the highest point of La Montagne is reached here), in the northwest by the forests of the Bois des Baumes and des Bois de Bellechaume . These descend towards the west to a side valley of the Combeauté . In the far north, the communal soil extends to the top of the Giraultfaihy forest (803 m), which marks the watershed between the Combeauté and Breuchin valleys on the one hand (in the Rhône catchment area) and the Moselle on the other (the Rhine catchment area). From a geological and tectonic point of view, the heights consist partly of sediments that were deposited during the Lias , partly the crystalline bedrock emerges. Quaternary deposits can be found on the heights as well as in the valleys . The entire municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
La Montagne consists of various hamlets and farms:
- Le Grand Saucy (652 m) in the valley of the Ruisseau de la Montagne
- Le Petit Saucy (698 m) in the basin of the Ruisseau de la Montagne
- Le Marchessant (630 m) on the eastern slope of the Ruisseau de la Montagne
Neighboring municipalities of La Montagne are Girmont-Val-d'Ajol in the north, Rupt-sur-Moselle and La Rosière in the east and La Longine in the south.
history
In the Middle Ages, La Montagne belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Local rule was held by the Lords of Faucogney. Together with Franche-Comté , the place finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. La Montagne was raised to an independent municipality only after the French Revolution. Today La Montagne is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Mille Étangs, which comprises 16 localities . The community does not have its own church; it belongs to the parish of Corravillers.
Attractions
The Beauregard Chapel, built in 1886, stands on the ridge west of the La Montagne basin. The hamlets are characterized by farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries that show the traditional style of the region.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 164 |
| 1968 | 103 |
| 1975 | 77 |
| 1982 | 47 |
| 1990 | 30th |
| 1999 | 23 |
| 2006 | 35 |
| 2017 | 37 |
With 37 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), La Montagne is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. During the entire 20th century, the population decreased continuously (in 1881 538 people were counted). Population growth has only been observed again in the last few years.
Economy and Infrastructure
La Montagne is still today a village dominated by agriculture (dairy farming and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares near a department road that leads from Saint-Bresson to Remiremont . Further road connections exist with La Rosière and La Longine.