La Roche-Morey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Hauts du Val de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ' N , 5 ° 44' E | |
| height | 234-447 m | |
| surface | 29.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 281 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70120 | |
| INSEE code | 70373 | |
La Roche-Morey is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Roche-Morey is located at an altitude of 275 m above sea level, twelve kilometers south of Vitrey-sur-Mance and about 33 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the west of the department, on the plateau northwest of the Saône Valley , at the eastern foot of the Montagne de la Roche in the headwaters of the Bonde.
The area of the 29.39 km² municipal area covers a section in the area of the plateau north of the Saône valley. The central part of the area is occupied by the basin of the Bonde, which is an average of 260 m. The basin has a diameter of around three kilometers and is mainly used for agriculture. Here come sediment layers of Lias evident. The Bonde provides drainage to the south over the Vannon to the Saône.
The basin is flanked to the west by the Montagne de la Roche ridge. This extends over a length of six kilometers in a north-south direction. It consists of limestone from the middle Jurassic period . At 447 m, the highest point of La Roche-Morey is reached above Morey. The northern end of the ridge is the Pain de Beurre (426 m). To the south, the altitude drops above the Haut du Cros (403 m) to the Bois des Essarts (340 m).
The eastern boundary of the basin is formed by the forest heights of Gros Bois (312 m) and Grand Bois (306 m). The municipal area extends further to the southeast into the valley basins of the Ruisseau des Rondeys , which is part of the Gourgeonne catchment area . In geological terms, this section is made up of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the Upper Jurassic .
The municipality of La Roche-Morey consists of the following districts:
- Morey (275 m) at the eastern foot of the Montagne de la Roche
- Saint-Julien (305 m) on the lower eastern slope of the Montagne de la Roche
- Suaucourt (282 m) at the eastern foot of the Montagne de la Roche
- Pisseloup (238 m) in the valley of the Bonde
- Betoncourt-les-Ménétriers (250 m) east of the heights of the Grand Bois
Neighboring municipalities of La Roche-Morey are Molay and Malvillers in the north, Lavigney , Cornot and Vauconcourt-Nervezain in the east, Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt , Villers-Vaudey and Francourt in the south and Fouvent-Saint-Andoche and Bourguignon-lès-Morey in the west .
history
The municipality of La Roche-Morey was settled very early. A prehistoric settlement was north of Morey. Foundations of several houses and remains of a Roman traffic route were discovered from the Gallo-Roman period.
In the Middle Ages, the villages belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of Bailliage d'Amont . Local rule over Morey, Saint-Julien and Suaucourt had been held by the lords of Fouvent from the 12th century, later their successors, the Vergy family. The Morey fiefdom went to the Counts of Bar in 1215. Morey was a small town and for a long time was one of the most important localities in the region. The town of Saint-Julien was first mentioned in a document in 1232. The villages were repeatedly affected by wars. In 1569 Suaucourt was sacked and sacked by the Duke of Zweibrücken's troops. Morey and Saint-Julien were destroyed during the Thirty Years War. In 1657, a Benedictine monastery was founded in Morey, which passed to the state after the French Revolution. Together with Franche-Comté , the villages finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The rule of Suaucourt was raised to marquisate in 1714 and Morey in 1750.
Following the French Revolution, Morey became the capital of the canton of the same name in 1793, which was incorporated into the canton of Vitrey in 1801. In 1972 Morey, Betoncourt-les-Ménétriers (1968: 83 inhabitants), Saint-Julien (1968: 58 inhabitants) and Suaucourt-et-Pisseloup (1968: 63 inhabitants; Suaucourt and Pisseloup formed a double municipality since 1808) to form the municipality of La Roche -Morey. Today La Roche-Morey is a member of the communal association Communauté de communes des Belles Fontaines, which comprises 10 localities .
Attractions
Morey Church was rebuilt in the 18th century. It has a rich interior, including a baptismal font (16th century) as well as furniture, paintings and statues from the 18th century. The buildings of the former monastery date from the 17th century and are now classified as Monument historique . The castle and the pastoral building (Aumônerie dite de Longeville) have also been preserved from this period. Only a few remains of the former mansion are visible. The old town center of Morey is characterized by numerous houses from the 16th to 18th centuries, which show the traditional style of the Haute-Saône.
The church of Saint-Julien was built in 1704 and also has a remarkable interior. Nearby is an 18th century Calvaire . In Suaucourt there is a church from the 18th century and the castle (17th century), which is now used as an agricultural building.
In Betoncourt-les-Ménétriers the church, which shows elements from different stylistic periods, is one of the sights. The oldest part is the ogival chancel from the 13th century; a side chapel dates from the 16th century, while the nave and facade were remodeled in the 18th century. The church has furniture from the 18th century and various tombstones. The manor house of Betoncourt was built in the 16th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 510 |
| 1968 | 462 |
| 1975 | 383 |
| 1982 | 315 |
| 1990 | 297 |
| 1999 | 330 |
| 2006 | 294 |
With 281 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), La Roche-Morey 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 (in 1881 there were still 1,426 people in today's municipal area), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, La Roche-Morey was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are some local small businesses, mainly in the wood processing and precision engineering industries. 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 height of the Montagne de la Roche is a popular lookout point with a tower and various leisure facilities.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Vitrey-sur-Mance to Membrey . Other road connections exist with Bourguignon-lès-Morey, Malvillers, Cornot, Vauconcourt and Villers-Vaudey.
