La Neuvelle-lès-Lure
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Lure-1 | |
| Community association | Pays de Lure | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ' N , 6 ° 33' E | |
| height | 300–336 m | |
| surface | 4.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 333 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70200 | |
| INSEE code | 70385 | |
 View over the Ognon to Neuvelle-lès-Lure |
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La Neuvelle-lès-Lure is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Neuvelle-lès-Lure is located at an altitude of 315 m above sea level, six kilometers northeast of Lure and about 32 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the eastern part of the department, in the Lure plain on both sides of the Ognon , near the southwestern foot of the Vosges .
The area of the 4.88 km² municipal area includes a section of the plain of Lure. The alluvial plain on the edge of the Vosges is an average of 310 m. It is traversed by the course of the Ognon, which flows with several windings through a formerly marshy lowland to the south-southwest. The valley level is mainly used for agriculture. To the west of the Ognon, the parish extends to the edge of the terrace of Saint-Germain. At 336 m, the highest point of La Neuvelle-lès-Lure is reached on the Le Bourset corridor in the far north. The area consists of sand and gravel sediments that were deposited during the Pleistocene in the run-up to the Vosges glaciers. With a narrow strip, the community area extends south to the edge of the forest of the Grand Bois and includes the majority of the slopes of the former Lure-Malbouhans airfield. The site is currently being used for a new purpose.
Neighboring municipalities of La Neuvelle-lès-Lure are Montessaux in the north, Saint-Barthélemy and Malbouhans in the east, La Côte and Roye in the south and Froideterre and Saint-Germain in the west.
history
Remains of the Roman traffic route that led from Luxeuil to Mandeure and a bridge over the Ognon indicate a very early settlement of the area. Silver coins and the foundations of a Gallo-Roman estate were also discovered. Neuvelle is first mentioned in documents in 1209 under the name Nova villa , which means something like new village . The name Novale has been handed down from a later period . 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 held by the Lords of Faucogney, who in 1209 left a mill in Neuvelle to Bithaine Abbey. Together with Franche-Comté , the place finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today, La Neuvelle-lès-Lure is a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure, comprising 22 villages . La Neuvelle-lès-Lure does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Saint-Germain.
Attractions
The sights include two oratorios made of red sandstone. One of them houses a statue of St. Anthony (16th century).
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 253 |
| 1968 | 242 |
| 1975 | 249 |
| 1982 | 257 |
| 1990 | 254 |
| 1999 | 280 |
| 2006 | 324 |
With 333 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), La Neuvelle-lès-Lure is one of the smaller municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (451 people were still counted in 1881), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Neuvelle-lès-Lure was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). 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 area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Saint-Germain to Malbouhans. Further road connections exist with Froideterre and Montessaux.