Lambrey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Hauts du Val de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 46 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| height | 228-295 m | |
| surface | 6.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 83 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70500 | |
| INSEE code | 70293 | |
Lambrey is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Lambrey is located at an altitude of 245 m above sea level, seven kilometers south of Jussey and about 23 kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the north-west of the department, in the gently undulating landscape of the Combeaufontaine plateau west of the Saône .
The area of the 6.08 km² municipality covers a section in the area of the plateau west of the Saône valley. The central part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average 250 m and is mainly used for agriculture. It is bounded in the west by the basin of the Ruisseau du Bas des Veaux and its tributary Ruisseau de Coquilley . The eastern boundary runs in the lowlands of the Ruisseau de Regeux . These brooks drain the area north over the Ougeotte to the Saône. The plateau rises slightly to the south. In the Bois des Vosgiens the highest point of Lambrey is reached with 295 m. The area around Lambrey consists of an alternating layer of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the lower Jurassic period .
Neighboring communities of Lambrey are Gevigney-et-Mercey in the north, Aboncourt-Gesincourt in the east, Arbecey in the south and Augicourt in the west.
history
Remains from the Gallo-Roman era indicate an early settlement of the area. The Lambrey fiefdom is mentioned for the first time in 1302. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The local rule was initially held by the Lords of Morey before it passed to the Vergy family in 1374. Together with Franche-Comté , Lambrey finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Lambrey is the administrative center of the eight localities community association Communauté de communes des Vertes Vallées .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Quentin was rebuilt in 1903. There are five Calvaires in the municipality , the oldest of which is dated to 1620. The former manor house, which was originally built around 1400 and changed in the 16th century, now houses a farm.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 111 |
| 1968 | 101 |
| 1975 | 90 |
| 1982 | 88 |
| 1990 | 70 |
| 1999 | 88 |
| 2006 | 72 |
With 83 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Lambrey is one of the smallest communes in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (220 people were still counted in 1886), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Lambrey is still today a predominantly agricultural (arable, fruit growing and cattle breeding) village. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are also 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 Gésincourt to Augicourt. Further road connections exist with Arbecey and Mercey.
